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  1. Melbourne firm joins Moore Stephens

    Moore Stephens has found a Victorian firm to replace its Melbourne office, which last year defected to Chinese giant ShineWing. Nexia Melbourne, with 16 partners and 100 staff, will join Moore Stephens as its Victorian office “in coming months”....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business

  2. Rule changes see business owners turn to SMSFs

    SMSFs continue to grow in popularity, with 53 per cent of respondents using a SMSF compared with 48 per cent in the survey last year and 45 per cent in 2013. RSM Bird Cameron director Brad Eppingstall said the superannuation rules continue to be...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  3. ATO warns of raids on tax agents

    are setting out to cheat the system and where records may be destroyed if we give notice,” he said. The tax office announced last week that phoenix activity costs the Australian economy up to $3.2 billion each year, with honest businesses losing almost...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax

  4. Businesses urged to adopt cloud this financial year

    competitive, resulting in falling prices. This, he said, combined with the generous small business tax concessions in last month's federal Budget, provides the perfect environment for businesses to upgrade their accounting software. “Especially with the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  5. SMSFs 'without a doubt' behind CPA's move to advice

    a key driver of CPA’s entry into financial advice, according to an SMSF consultant and former Macquarie Group director. Late last week, CPA Australia announced it was to establish a new wholly-owned subsidiary to provide independent financial advice to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super

  6. Succession planning overlooked by family businesses, says EY

    Australian family businesses, according to a new report from EY. The report, Staying power: how do family businesses create lasting success?, launched by EY and Kennesaw State University’s Cox Family Enterprise Centre, surveyed 25 of the largest...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  7. A standard chart of accounts is coming, says the ATO

    which include increased automation and a standard chart of accounts. ATO deputy commissioner Steve Vesperman, who spoke last week at the IPA’s Tasmanian Congress, said the tax office is currently working on a number of projects aimed at increasing...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation

  8. Hays predicts bad year for accountants' salaries

    45 per cent will scale back their use of temporary and contract roles in the year ahead. This is a significant shift from last year (when just 13 per cent said their use of temporary and contract staff would decline) and it reflects employer confidence....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation

  9. ACCC issues scam warning

    to be on the lookout for scams targeting their small business clients. ACCC deputy chair Michael Schaper, who spoke last week at the IPA’s Tasmanian congress, said the commission receives thousands of complaints every year about scams targeting small...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  10. Research reveals big opportunity for accountants

    19 per cent of businesses in the sector using an external accountant. The Intuit Financial Fitness Startup Study, released last week, has revealed a number of industry trends that point to a great opportunity for accountants to help drive growth in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  11. KPMG appoints new head of tax

    “She has been passionate and prominent in advocating for reform of Australia’s tax laws, including representing the firm last month at the Senate inquiry into tax avoidance and minimisation,” Mr Wingrove said.

  12. Are banks leaving your clients in the lurch?

    couldn’t cope. They refused to temporarily increase the overdraft and they wanted the client to refinance. We didn’t ignore last year’s net profit of over $1 million, the substantial cash flow, the flexible and receptive attitude of the directors, and...

  13. Opposition attacks govt over super tax policy

    taxes for the wealthy, declaring current tax concessions for superannuation earnings in retirement unsustainable. Late last month, federal opposition leader Bill Shorten outlined Labor’s tax policy for superannuation if the party is elected to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Tax

  14. Non-compliance common among SMSFs with no accountant

    according to Investment Trends data. Speaking at the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand conference last week, Investment Trends research analyst Recep III Peker said accountants are finding a large number of contraventions within the SMSFs...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Miranda Brownlee
    • Category: Super

  15. ATO offers guidance on proposed asset deductibility scheme

    to allow small business an immediate deduction for each asset they buy costing less than $20,000. The scheme, announced in last week’s federal Budget, will apply to small businesses with a turnover of less than $2 million dollars and will back-date...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation

  16. IPA calls for small business finance guarantee

    a state-based loan guarantee scheme for small business. Following opposition leader Bill Shorten’s Budget reply speech last week, in which he announced a package that would partially guarantee loans for some small businesses, IPA chief executive officer...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  17. Small business Budget good news for accountants

    Last night’s federal Budget contained good news both for small businesses and their accountants. The Treasurer last night announced a $5.5 billion small business package, including a 1.5 per cent corporate tax cut and new accelerated depreciation...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business

  18. Hockey announces accelerated depreciation measure

    Treasurer Joe Hockey last night announced a new accelerated depreciation measure in his second federal Budget. The new measure allows small businesses an immediate tax deduction for any individual assets purchased that cost them less than $20,000....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business

  19. Firing up the economy through record small biz package

    The small business package announced as part of Budget 2015 is the most significant Australia has seen The federal government is so focused on small business because these hardworking men and women are a key source of employment, providing jobs for...

  20. IPA welcomes govt's small business package

    The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has applauded the government’s jobs and small business package, announced last week, calling it a huge step forward in driving small business innovation, productivity and growth. IPA chief executive officer...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
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