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  1. Massive drop in BAS agent knockbacks, cancellations

    versus 1,646 in the year prior. There was also a drop in the number of applications that were formally rejected by the TPB last financial year. The TPB formally rejected only one BAS agent application in 2016/17 versus 17 in the year prior. “It has now...

  2. Fee resistance, stress and lifestyle among top client hurdles

    practice. A Bstar survey of about 200 SMEs nationwide shows one of practice managers’ biggest barriers to change in the last 12 months was fee resistance. “Many advisers tell us that SMEs aren’t willing to pay for business improvement services. Our...

  3. Big four finds 200% growth in fintech revenue

    FinTech Australia chief executive Danielle Szetho said the number of fintechs in Australia had more than doubled in the last year. “In 2016, FinTech Australia had identified some 250 fintech companies in Australia,” she said. “We now estimate there's...

  4. ATO retreats on contentious super issue

    up a second SMSF. The tax office has been particularly concerned about this strategy since the super reforms were enacted last year. “The ATO made some statements earlier this year about situations where clients may set up a second SMSF to circumvent...

  5. MYOB user fury continues following upgrade push

    community forum. “MYOB reps are still telling people they must upgrade.” This is creating confusion given MYOB’s statement last week, in which it said there will be no forced upgrades, and users will still be able to access files if they elect to stay...

  6. ATO set to investigate leads in tax data reveal

    and Collaboration (JITSIC) is already collaborating within existing legal frameworks following the statement by Appleby last month,” he said. “We anticipate further data may be published by the ICIJ and the ATO will continue to work closely with other...

  7. ATO set to visit practitioners to fix troubled SMSFs

    years of outstanding SMSF annual returns,” said ATO assistant commissioner Kasey Macfarlane at the SMSF Summit in Sydney last week. “Our first response will be to work with SMSF trustees and their advisers to support them to bring their lodgements up to...

  8. ‘Extended ATO delays’ expected to increase in wake of data spill

    consequences of this, as the ATO directs resources to the investigation. The ATO suggested in its annual report, released last week, that its debt-collection activities were hampered by the imperatives of other compliance investigations. “Taxpayers...

  9. Wealthy clients in ATO's sights with reserves move

    towards anyone's transfer balance cap, or total super balance,” Ms Macfarlane told delegates at the SMSF Summit in Sydney last week. “From our perspective, it's too early to tell at this stage whether or not that is actually playing out in reality and...

  10. How artificial intelligence is transforming the healthcare industry

    being displaced by them. Roy believes even if full automation becomes possible in the future, healthcare will be one of the last industries where it will be embraced. “Diagnostic imaging technology exists right now that will identify tumours earlier and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Macquarie
    • Category: Business

  11. Accounting software firm announces new partnership

    a partnership with AusDocsOnline, to expand its offerings to include legal documents. The new alliance follows a deal last month to boost Reckon’s services to include stock and inventory management. The partnership will see access to over 500 legal...

  12. ATO locks in new reporting requirements

    When the idea of excluding SMSFs with lower balances was first floated by outgoing ATO director Howard Dickinson last month, concerns were raised about the administrative burden of having carve-outs for some clients and not others. In response, deputy...

  13. ‘Not the universities’ teaching accounting grads

    candidates are increasingly looking to external sources to “fill the gaps” between their education and job-ready skillset. Last week, the UNSW Business School said a typical three-year program is insufficient in preparing undergraduates to be fully ‘job...

  14. Check income streams to avoid new tax ‘disappointment’, says mid-tier

    in light of legislation aiming to tax these organisations at a higher rate if a bulk of their income is deemed passive. Last month, the government introduced a bill clarifying that a company will not qualify for the lower company tax rate of 27.5 per...

  15. Former director, COO, charged for conspiracy to deceive auditors

    the books and records of Hastie Services and one charge of conspiracy to give false or misleading information to an auditor. Last month, the former chief financial officer of Hastie Services was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, to be served by way...

  16. ATO adds new ‘paper shuffling’ tax schemes to official watch list

    component of their fund balance will also be added. These arrangements have been of concern to the tax office since last financial year at minimum, but adding them to this list signals a considered focus, and is an official warning to professionals who...

  17. Victorian winners announced for inaugural awards

    Awards. The recipients of the inaugural, state-based SMSF and Accounting Awards were announced at a function in Melbourne last night to a crowd of 200 guests. The full list of winners can be accessed here. The awards event followed the SMSF Summit...

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

  18. ‘Clear message’ to accounting firms with first-of-its-kind penalty

    Circuit Court found it facilitated underpayments by its client, fast food operator Blue Impression. In a statement released last week, the regulator said “trusted advisers” will be targeted where they are knowingly involved in the exploitation of...

  19. National network adds new firm, set to rival big 4 on specialist offering

    dominated by big four firms. Walker Wayland has added Visa Solutions Australia as a boutique member firm, effective last Friday, after about three months of negotiations. “This is an important service offering for our clients. My understanding is the...

  20. Mid-tier fears tax, compliance laws driving clients offshore

    standards,” said Mr Brass. “The new rules go beyond internationally-accepted rules, which have been negotiated over the last two years through the monumental BEPS process, which involved the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...

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