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  1. Regulator not afraid of AML enforcement

    banks have shown, AUSTRAC will really want to see that the board is taking this issue seriously”. Don’t rely on consultants last-minute – Demand for compliance advisers will skyrocket as deadlines approach so “get the right advice early in the piece”....

  2. What accountants should look out for in the budget

    Chalmers hands down the federal budget on 25 March, there will be a sea of commentary. And – as someone who has been in the last dozen media lockups – I can attest that the budget papers themselves will run into the thousands of pages. But there are...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Richard Holden, CAANZ
    • Category: Business
  3. CPA Australia calls on government to revamp ‘bleak’ SME landscape

    average of 71 per cent. Additionally, Australian small businesses were also the least likely to increase their headcount last year, with only 9 per cent having created new jobs, while 33 per cent grew their workforces. Ord said this was a “worrying...

  4. Revised tax policies ‘wishful thinking’ as budget announcement looms

    to see re-announcement of measures that have already been announced such as, the release of payday super legislation, late last week. Or the provision of further financial help to the masses.” Despite a lack of communication from either party towards...

  5. Governance frameworks key to business triumph, accountant says

    take any form, but is crucially important for reminding you to keep on top of important things, like when authorities were last delegated, who holds responsibility for certain tasks and when certain elements were last reviewed,” she said. “The idea of...

  6. Lower Div 296 threshold to $2m, increase Div 293 to 35%: Grattan report

    rates. And it would ensure that the bulk of retirees’ incomes, irrespective of their super balances, would be guaranteed to last the rest of their lives.” The second key reform is the establishment of a free service that “sums the parts” of the...

  7. Coalition remains ‘on the fence’ towards income tax cuts

    pressure on prices and further pressure on debt,” Taylor said. “Labor has broken every promise on tax it made before the last election, and hard-working Australians are paying the price. Labor abolished the tax cap in its first budget, the Coalition...

  8. Majority of NFPs yet to lodge self-review return as deadline looms

    with the deadline now less than two weeks away. In a recent update, ATO assistant commissioner Jennifer Moltisanti said last week more than 20,000 NFPs had already lodged their review return, with the ATO also responding to many inquiries about the...

  9. High taxes, regulation burden driving Aussie start-ups offshore, says tax specialist

    currently being taxed. "Australia has very high income tax rates. Given the changes that have occurred in the world over the last 100 years with capital becoming more productive than labour, it's probably not the best idea to tax labour heavily." "We...

  10. Negative gearing, CGT discounts supercharging housing crisis: ACOSS

    of this week that we have a broad and ambitious housing policy already and those changes aren’t part of it,” Chalmers said last year regarding housing tax reform, as reported by The Australian Financial Review. ACOSS argued that the government must...

  11. ATO issues FBT reminder as March deadline looms

    said. On 31 March, the FBT exemption for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) will also end, meaning this might be the last year that employers could claim the exemption. However, an employer can continue to apply the exemption if the PHEV was used...

  12. AI strategy and quality thought leadership – why it’s crucial for modern accountants

    to the market and have a look at what's cutting edge?” Almost every time in the past, firms have decided to build. Over the last five years, I think there's been a lot of investment in big accounting firms and their own internal IT teams and they're...

  13. Tribunal affirms ATO’s view in tax residency case

    Act 1936. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) previously handed down a decision on the same matter in February last year, ruling in favour of the Commissioner. However, the Federal Court ordered the decision be quashed and remitted the matter back...

  14. Salary battle proves tough for 70% of finance professionals: Robert Half

    that 70 per cent of finance workers said it was more challenging to negotiate a pay rise now than it was in the same period last year, with only 9 per cent of workers having reported it as less challenging and 21 per cent having noted there was no...

  15. Businesses ill-equiped to deal with rising threat of deepfake scams

    it is critical that organisations have appropriate controls and training to deal with these emerging threats. In February last year, it was reported that scammers were able to siphon $25 million from engineering firm Arup through an AI-manipulated...

  16. ATO reveals further details about monthly GST reporting push

    reporting,” he said. The ATO said this latest compliance action is part of its broader ‘Getting it right’ campaign launched last year. For this quarter, the Tax Office has also focused on the omission or incorrect reporting of income by contractors...

  17. ATO issues draft determination on dodgy circular financing schemes

    following the emergence of a tax avoidance scheme involving the early-stage investor tax offset. In a taxpayer alert issued last year, the ATO explained that the scheme promoted involves an investment opportunity in a start-up company. The scheme...

  18. Independent MPs push for indexation on tax brackets

    history and on track to exceed its highest point, notwithstanding the ‘cost of living’ (stage 3) tax cuts introduced last year to much fanfare,” it read. “With other major tax bases flat or in decline, Australia is becoming more reliant on income taxes...

  19. ATO releases decision impact statement on anti-avoidance decision

    Holding Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation decision, which was handed down by the Federal Court of Australia in March last year. In its decision, the Federal Court determined that Part IVA did not apply to a scheme where the head of a tax consolidated...

  20. Accounting Conference and Expo returns for a second year in 2025

    Following a successful flagship forum last year, the ACE25 Accounting Conference and Exhibition is back for a second year in 2025. Hosted by Accountants Daily, the unrivalled conference provides a platform for the ATO and other accounting specialists...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Arabella Walton
    • Category: Business