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  1. ASIC to explore ‘regulatory hooks’ it can use in KPMG investigation

    at the big four firm after formally commencing an investigation into KPMG. Appearing before a Senate estimates hearing last week, ASIC chair Sarah Court said that ASIC had commenced a formal investigation into KPMG in relation to the conduct of a few of...

  2. ‘Confidence gap’ costing Australians money at tax time: H&R Block

    found that Australians were using a shortcut approach to their tax returns, as almost half spent one hour or less on their last return. More than a third took a shortcut approach to work-related deductions, including using fixed rates, repeating last...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Taylor
    • Category: Tax

  3. Accountants ‘don’t want to be left behind’ in the age of AI

    on job replacement, with potential privacy breaches as major talking points. “There hasn’t been a conversation in the last two years where AI has not been one of the main topics of interest,” DePrisco said. “I still think it's early days for AI in...

  4. The need for accountants to be open-minded and willing to change

    creativity, and the ethical use of new tools, the next generation of accountants can transform professional disruption into lasting opportunity and meaningful professional growth. Recently, on an episode of Under The Hood, Bec Argent, director of Argent...

  5. Preparing for a ‘whole rewrite’ of how the SG charge is calculated, imposed

    has warned that accountants must start preparing for the changes now. As a member of the Payday Super working group for the last three years, National Tax and Accountants' Association senior advocate Robyn Jacobson (pictured) stressed that practitioners...

  6. CPI falls to 4.2% in April, but core inflation remains high

    Further to last month’s annual inflation increase to 4.6 per cent, fuelled by a price rise of 1.1 per cent, the ABS has released its highly-anticipated data from April 2026. With the consumer price index (CPI) rising from 3.7 per cent in February to...

  7. The weight of a generation: what the profession is really saying about the 2026 budget

    who know the stakes are real. "I've been recommending discretionary trust structures for 22 years. The client I advised last Thursday to keep their business in their family trust – I need to call them back. Everything changed overnight," was one of the...

  8. 2026 budget changes trigger triple taxation exposure for trust assets on death

    It may be that, if the proposed changes are implemented as announced, the last remaining planning opportunity with that promoted by author Douglas Adams, namely “spending a year dead for tax purposes”, writes Matthew Burgess. The 2026 budget has...

  9. ‘Assault on family savings’: shadow treasurer slams death tax Easter egg

    minimum tax rate on discretionary trusts, scheduled to take effect on 1 July 2028, unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers in last week’s budget. Whereas before trusts could feasibly pay no tax if distributions were made by the end of each financial year,...

  10. Under the Hood: The AI opportunity and ‘dumpster fire’ budget

    by Natalie Lennon, founder of Two Sides Accounting, to discuss her experiences running her accounting business since she was last on the show in 2025, how AI applies to accounting, the 2026 federal budget, and how small accounting firms can stay...

  11. Victorian accountant jailed for ‘devious’ money-making scheme

    imprisonment, with a non-parole period of five years, for swindling his clients out of $1,469,755.41 and causing them “long-lasting difficulties”, including lost businesses and bankruptcy. Last November, Buff pleaded guilty to four charges of obtaining...

  12. Federal budget confirms major tax changes to trusts, CGT

    can undermine confidence and increase complexity for investors and their advisers." The government also announced late last week that it would make the instant asset write-off (IAWO) a permanent feature of the tax system, as contained in the budget. The...

  13. IPA members hit by data breach

    Members of the IPA received an email last week after their names and member numbers were leaked. The body has stressed that the breach did not include any personal information. The Institute of Public Accountants has sent an email to all its members...

  14. The AI confidence gap holding Australian small businesses back

    limited knowledge of what AI can do, and fear of getting it wrong. The government has named it clearly. Speaking in Brisbane last October, Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton issued a call to arms for every Australian business. He committed to breaking...

  15. WA state budget fails to deliver broad-based tax reform

    facing sustained cost pressures, says BDO. The Cook Labor government released its 2026–27 state budget for Western Australia last week, forecasting a $3.5 billion operating surplus for 2025–26. Accounting firm BDO said the WA budget was ultimately a...

  16. ATO searches Sydney home amid scam syndicate joint investigation

    following a joint investigation into an international scam syndicate, including the search of a Western Sydney home. Last Wednesday (6 May), a joint task force comprising officers from the ATO, the Federal Police and Services Australia executed a search...

  17. Moore Global announces new international automotive, aviation, tax leaders

    Accountants Daily's sister brand, Accounting Times, previously reported on Moore Australia’s promotion of six in July last year, the appointment of a new M&A lead in Victoria and Tasmania in January last year, and three further promotions by the...

  18. RBA hands down May 2026 cash rate decision

    special announcement from Accounting Home Loans, if the Reserve Bank has again decided to raise interest rates, following last week’s shock inflation figures. At each of its first two meetings for 2026, in February and March, the board of the Reserve...

  19. Joint bodies flag potential issues with instant tax deduction bill

    have called for changes to the current drafting of the legislation. Treasury released the draft legislation for the measure last month, which will provide an instant $1,000 tax deduction for the 2026–27 income year onwards. Eligible taxpayers can...

  20. Accounting firms advised to look beyond traditional talent for new hires

    that seven in 10 (72 per cent) of accounting professionals felt that there was a talent shortage in the sector, with CA ANZ last year finding that taxation accountants were at the highest risk of a talent shortage, estimating a 6,000-accountant...

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