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  1. 4/10 businesses suffering under labour shortage: NAB

    from labour shortages. Around 36 per cent of Australian businesses have experienced a “very significant” impact over the last three months due to the country’s current labour shortage, according to new data released in NAB’s latest Business Insight...

  2. Accounting staff shortfall accelerates in June

    that for other professions and trails only the staff-starved retail, education and administration sectors compared with last June. At the same time, applications per accounting job are going in the opposite direction, SEEK sales and service director,...

  3. CPI leaps to 7.3% on rises in cost of food, fuel and housing

    been expecting a quarterly rise of 1.6 per cent and an annual lift of 7.0 per cent. “This quarter's increase matches that of last quarter and is lower than the 2.1 per cent result in March quarter this year,” said ABS program manager of prices, Michelle...

  4. Lose trust and it’s a long way back, says CPA Australia

    members and the public is “vital” because getting it back takes years, the head of CPA Australia has warned after a report last week that showed rising confidence in accountants but declines in regard for their professional bodies. “Once trust is lost,...

  5. One more rate rise could tip us into recession, says Deloitte

    income per capita – a key measure of prosperity – is falling, and will finish the current financial year at levels last seen before the onset of the pandemic. There is no doubt that Australian households are starting to hurt.” He said last year’s...

  6. Rate rises to slam the brakes on housing starts: HIA

    according to the Housing Industry Association. The HIA’s latest Outlook Report says interest rate rises put an end to last year’s boom and detached housing commencements will fall precipitously to below 100,000 next year, from 149,000 in 2022. “The...

  7. Plethora of streaming services confront subscription fatigue

    services were closing the gap on subscriptions and now accounted for one-third of streaming, up 8 percentage points on last year. The survey also revealed a decrease in willingness-to-pay per subscription and a decline in the average number of...

  8. Accountants sweat on ‘non-stop’ wave of ATO super audits

    superannuation contributions at unprecedented levels in the wake of criticism by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) last year, accountants say. They report a "huge" shift in superannuation audit volumes as well as a change in audit triggers and...

  9. Average refund plummets by $580, total payout down $5.4bn

    31 deadline, ATO figures reveal. Data supplied to Accountants Daily revealed 10.5 million taxpayers put in returns by last month’s date, up from 10.2 million last year, with half of those self-prepared and the other half done by tax agents. But a...

  10. RSM revenue surges 15% on middle market demand

    it said on Monday. The mid-tier firm’s result mirrored RSM Global network’s revenue growth of 16 per cent to $US9.4 billion last year. RSM Australia CEO Jamie O’Rourke attributed the firm’s domestic performance to the strength of the Asia-Pacific...

  11. Government commits $41m to power SME energy relief

    funding to help small and medium enterprises save on energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint, it said in a statement last week. The funding would be used for the second round of the government’s Energy Efficiency Grants and was almost triple the...

  12. GST, PAYG withholding a ‘significant portion’ of $50bn tax debt

    summit that ensuring taxpayers pay their tax and super obligations will remain a key focus for the ATO. In September of last year, deputy commissioner Vivek Chaudhary said the ATO’s collectable business debt had nearly doubled over the last four years....

  13. Government warns taxpayers again of myGov ATO scams

    refund” or “You have a new message in your myGov inbox – click here to view”. The scam has been circulating since 2021. Last year, the ATO said nearly 20,000 scams had been reported in the lead-up to tax return season, prompting the agency to warn...

  14. CPA Australia axed 121 staff, services for internal revamp: report

    600-plus employees is double the 10-12 per cent target set by executives for the organisation's rolling redundancy program last year. Insiders have suspected the clear-out was financially driven to curb a bloated $90 million wage bill while CPA...

  15. Government shirks big 4, senator calls for government consulting revamp

    to government consulting engagements as the Department of Finance continues to review PwC's government contracts. “The last year has revealed serious weaknesses in the regulation and enforcement of external contacts with the Commonwealth government,”...

  16. Xero price hikes could trigger shift to other platforms, says Reckon CEO

    can least afford it, says Reckon chief Sam Allert. Xero announced price increases across a range of its software services last week, with its payroll-only plan increasing from $15 to $20 a month (a 33 per cent increase), the standard plan increasing...

  17. The latest updates and tips on accounting apps

    Accountants Daily podcast, where we cover everything happening in the accounting app space since March 2024. Although our last episode was just a couple of months ago, there's been a lot of changes! We aim to provide you with practical insights and tips...

  18. 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...

  19. SMEs enter ‘survival mode’, rate cut hopes fade

    a strong quarter for borrowing. Meanwhile, the number of rejected loans was increasing – climbing 11 per cent over the last quarter and up 87 per cent compared to last year. “In what is typically a strong quarter for SME borrowing, loan activity has...

  20. ASBFEO’s small business indicator reveals decline in conditions

    launched by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has shown that conditions over the last 12 months for small businesses have deteriorated by 3.5 per cent. ASBFEO Bruce Billson said the ‘Small Business Pulse’ is an...