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  1. PepsiCo wins appeal against Commissioner of Taxation

    which was royalty for the use of PepsiCo/SVC’s intellectual property,” the written reasons for the judgment set out. Last November, the Federal Court’s Justice Mark Moshinsky found PepsiCo was liable for the royalty withholding tax at a five per cent...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Naomi Neilson
    • Category: Tax
  2. ‘Bullish’ Moore Australia shakes up leadership team

    a “bullish” outlook that bucked trends seen by its larger competitors. “In the wake of the big four media coverage over the last few years, we are seeing clients and staff alike make more considered choices,” national chairman David Tomasi said. “Our...

  3. Air Accounting taps into e-commerce with Bean Ninjas partnership

    The deal follows the acquisition of speciality hospitality accountants Cafe Bookkeepers last year. Air Accounting has partnered with e-commerce accountants Bean Ninjas to diversify its specialist offerings, it announced in a statement last week. The...

  4. Payment Times Reporting Bill enters the Senate

    to delay paying the invoice.” The changes to the Payments Times Reporting Act follow a review undertaken by Dr Craig Emerson last year into the effectiveness of the current Act which made several recommendations to improve the operation of the scheme....

  5. Consultant boom threatens accounting sector, expert says

    head of data analytics Julia Thomson told accountants at Accountants Daily's Accounting Conference & Exhibition in Sydney last week. She said there had also been an increase in the need for advisory work – a market traditionally dominated by accounting...

  6. Digitisation a boon for productivity in cost-of-living crisis: MYOB

    said the average productivity rating was 6.2 out of 10. “The nation’s 2.5+ million SMEs have shown resilience throughout the last few years, and with further difficulties anticipated as the economy stabilises it will be important to review their...

  7. ATO whistleblower prosecution to have ‘chilling effect’

    “reasonably necessary” prior conduct, according to Justices David Lovell, Samuel Doyle and Sophie David in their judgment last week. Senior lawyer Kieran Pender said Boyle’s continued prosecution was not in the public interest and had a “chilling...

  8. Eastern states drive fall in job postings

    As job ads fall, every industry is experiencing more applications compared to last year, SEEK data has shown. Job advertisements declined for a second month in a row last month, driven by falls on the east coast, while job applications recorded the...

  9. PKF Melbourne banned from expert reports after ASIC probe

    uncovered compliance failings in past engagements. In a court-enforceable undertaking between PKF and ASIC released last week, PKF admitted it failed to uphold documentation and conflict of interest requirements for three past IER engagements, breaching...

  10. ATO ‘hell bent’ on chasing down $34bn in small business debts

    become the exception rather than the rule and “there will be exits”, warned deputy commissioner Vivek Chaudhary in September last year. Small businesses in particular have been targeted for owing 65 per cent of the $50 billion in the ATO’s collectable...

  11. Ditch ‘error-prone’, insecure invoicing methods, says ASBFEO

    $92 million in reported losses in 2023. “Scamwatch data shows small businesses lost millions of dollars in such scams last year. Using e-invoicing can reduce this risk,” he said. Making the switch to electronic invoicing would allow businesses to...

  12. Consumer pullback fuels record insolvency wave: CreditorWatch

    Risk Index found a 38 per cent average increase in insolvencies in the year to May. The rate was up 34 per cent from last year and 41 per cent above its pre-pandemic maximum. CreditorWatch CEO Patrick Coghlan said interest rate hikes and stubbornly high...

  13. ATO launches data-matching program for false Medicare levy claims

    acquire personal details and rental bond information of 900,000 landlords from state and territory rental bond regulators. Last year, it also expanded the use of information reported through STP by employers and data from super funds to follow up on...

  14. Hassle-free migration from Sage Business Cloud Accounting clients to Intuit QuickBooks

    is the norm We are consistently developing the Australian offering, including two new product releases in just the last year. The QuickBooks platform now includes tax and practice management functionality and we're continually preparing our products to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Intuit QuickBooks
    • Category: Technology
  15. Annual tax agent registration fees introduced to boost oversight

    will be required to pay $273 every year after the government updated the fee schedule and abolished the triennial system last week to ensure greater visibility over practitioners. The updated schedule would apply from 1 July to new and renewal...

  16. Finalists unveiled for Australian Accounting Awards 2024

    and rising stars. The highest-scoring individual award winner will receive the coveted Accountants Daily Excellence Award. Last year, this award was given to Easy Super director Natalia Clack, after she was named Superannuation Specialist Accountant of...

  17. Fear of failure, skills gap stifle aspiring business owners

    starting a business, VistaPrint said. Its research, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,010 Australians last month, found only 4 per cent of workers had a clause in their employment contract preventing them from starting a side...

  18. Freight company wins small business CGT concession dispute

    prepared by PKF as an expert witness over the ATO’s $7 million valuation prepared by KordaMentha in a judgment handed down last week. Molloy said PKF took a more realistic approach to the cyclical nature of the agriculture sector and its impacts on Mt...

  19. A looming crisis: the role of accountants in supporting Australia’s aging population

    impact: Retirement planning: Many Baby Boomers are unsure how to effectively manage their retirement savings to ensure they last throughout their retirement years. Accountants can offer personalised retirement planning services, helping clients to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Jeffries, LightYear Group
    • Category: Business
  20. William Buck to open doors in Canberra, eyeing government clients

    services including audit and tax advice.” Parliamentary inquiries and media scrutiny triggered by the PwC tax leaks scandal last year have permanently tarnished the reputation of the big four, according to a recent survey by research firm Beaton...