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  1. Don’t risk your integrity at the expense of client relationships

    firm has a proven tax audit insurance offering in place – Audit Shield. You opted to accept this coverage when it was last offered. Your accountant explains that any additional fees would be covered and that there is no additional payment necessary for...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Accountancy Insurance
    • Category: Business
  2. Intuit ‘won’t artificially price’ new bookkeeping service

    has sought to reassure that its new bookkeeping service will not undercut the local market by being artificially priced. Last week, Intuit launched QuickBooks Live in the US, offering the ability for a small business to link up with an independent...

  3. ATO movement sparks audit, reviews concern

    the ATO to extend the operation of the Tax Avoidance Taskforce and to expand the Taskforce’s programs and market coverage. Last week, ATO deputy commissioner Deborah Jenkins announced that the Tax Office will launch a new black economy hotline on 1 July...

  4. Silver lining in new withholding obligation law

    complied with could help tax advisers identify cash flow issues with their business clients sooner, says one tax expert. Last year, new laws passed, introducing new legislation to deny an income tax deduction for certain payments if the associated...

  5. Advisers urged to proactively engage on TPRS awareness

    said awareness among clients continue to be low, an observation similarly shared by Direct Management director Diane Lucas last year. “Well, this is still an area wherein clients don’t realise they have an obligation, so we do appreciate the lists that...

  6. Government pushed to go further with clean tax record system

    90 per cent of relevant income tax, business activity statement and fringe benefits tax lodgements that were due in the last four years of operation from the date of request for an STR, and must not have $10,000 or greater in outstanding undisputed debt...

  7. ATO sounds deductions warning ahead of tax time

    agents this tax time around certain problematic deduction areas as it seeks to tackle the $8.7 billion individuals tax gap. Last year, the ATO released its first ever Individuals not in business tax gap report, revealing an $8.7 billion gap caused...

  8. Major bank finds 90% of accounting firms are aiming for launches

    cent of firms acknowledging it as a key concern. The issue has been felt across the accounting sector, with a Sage report last month finding that just 13 per cent of accountants believed that accounting training was adequate for the next 10 years....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jotham Lian
    • Category: Business
  9. Government to ease in ABN changes

    their ABN details. The measures announced in the federal budget were in response to a Treasury consultation paper released last year which stated that the current ABN system was in need of reform as it was being used by participants in the black economy...

  10. The growing compliance scrutiny for small and middle markets

    the ATO and other agencies should recognise that business generally tries to act above board, and ensure enforcement is a last resort. A supportive and educational approach to help business meet new reporting requirements, and appropriately rectify any...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ali Suleyman, Pitcher Partners
    • Category: Business
  11. High Court rules in favour of employees in an insolvency

    employee entitlements in insolvency, irrespective of whether the company was trading in its own right or as a trustee. Last week, the High Court dismissed an appeal in Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia and...

  12. ‘Stop making excuses’: ATO called to stop unregistered agents

    nominate your trust account for refunds please’, and they are the only accounts in which refunds are transferred to.” In the last financial year, the Tax Practitioners Board received 149 complaints about unregistered agents. Mr Wallis believes the ATO...

  13. Deloitte notches double-digit growth for 5th year

    year of double-digit growth for the big four firm, and the first for new chief executive Richard Deutsch, who was appointed last August to replace Cindy Hook. Ms Hook is currently the chief executive of Deloitte Asia Pacific, leading 17 countries...

  14. Steering clear of an ATO audit this tax time

    you and your firm in a potential audit. With the ATO releasing its first-ever Individuals not in business tax gap report last year, tax agents and their clients can expect greater scrutiny from the Tax Office as it looks to tackle the $8.7 billion tax...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  15. Mid-tier spots increased ATO scrutiny on seasonal homes

    including demanding access to bank account records for proof that all rental amounts received were declared as income.” Last year, the Tax Office also said it would acquire new data from online rental platforms, giving it visibility over taxpayers not...

  16. 3 out of 4 tax dob-ins are about business

    tip-offs about undeclared income and dodgy tax practices this financial year — a major increase on the 51,000 received last year. “We’re seeing an upwards trend in the volume of referrals about people suspected of participating in the black economy,...

  17. Mid-tier brings partner count to 176

    at the mid-tier firm as undergraduates or graduates. The promotions follow the appointment of eight partners over the last 12 months, bringing Grant Thornton’s total partner and principal count to 176. Grant Thornton chief executive Greg Keith said the...

  18. Suncorp faces class action over alleged conflicted remuneration

    remuneration using members’ funds. William Roberts Lawyers and Litigation Capital Management have followed up on intentions last month to bring a class action through the NSW Supreme Court against Suncorp Super. The class action will allege that Suncorp...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  19. H&R Block cuts out paper ahead of tax time 2019

    Client demand will see a national tax and accounting network move into a virtually paperless environment this tax time. Last year, H&R Block announced it would aim to cut out paper across its 470 offices nationwide by tax time 2019. With June marking...

  20. Independent report details Count’s financial woes

    significant overhead recharges from CBA, which the report noted will not be incurred under CountPlus ownership. Over the last few years, the number of firms and advisers steadily declined. On 30 June 2017, there were 292 member firms and 587 advisers....