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  1. ‘Shut down for Christmas’, insolvency expert warns

    explore a shutdown period over Christmas. Jirsch Sutherland partner Andrew Spring noted that in the December quarter of last year, ASIC recorded an 11.2 per cent jump in the number of businesses going into external administration. And particularly for...

  2. Commissioner acknowledges imminent ‘disruptions’ to tax profession

    Processing (ASFP) project that will see a majority of its systems shut down to accommodate the major system upgrade. Last but not least, from 27 March 2020, myGovID and Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM) will replace AUSkey as the new secure login...

  3. Tax transparency: The time for change is now

    from the new standard being first proposed by the GSSB, GRI launched the new Tax Standard (now known as GRI 207: Tax 2019) last week. Published on 5 December, it is freely available for any organisation to use to disclose their taxes in a transparent...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Judy Kuszewski, Global Reporting Initiative
    • Category: Tax
  4. Revelations of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern SMSF accounting

    at its core and will be a game-changer for our industry. I can’t wait to share it with everyone. Book a demo of SuperMate| Last chance for special offer

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Brad Ackermann, SuperConcepts
    • Category: Super
  5. CA ANZ, CPA push for review into ATO’s deceased estate bungle

    Agents. Tax agents no longer have access to deceased taxpayers’ information since the old tax and BAS agent portals closed last month. The submission notes that the issue was first identified in February 2018 during the beta testing of Online Services...

  6. Tax Office insurance data haul to capture ‘ordinary’ taxpayers

    of catching wealthy tax cheats, but its wide net could mean ordinary taxpayers get caught too, warns an accounting network. Last week, the Tax Office announced it would request to receive a further five years’ worth of policy information from over 30...

  7. IPA to roll out next stage of digitisation strategy in 2020

    digitise our knowledge management with the IPA. So, there’s a lot to do, and it’s really exciting to be a part of.” Over the last several years, the IPA has engaged in rolling over to cloud computing and is now in a position to leverage some of those...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Maja Garaca Djurdjevic
    • Category: Regulation
  8. Further changes expected in accounting in 2020

    as technology, regulatory and business transformation converge, says one accounting industry leader. The changes in the last decade are set to continue and there are still many unknowns, said Lielette Calleja, the founder and director of All That...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Maja Garaca Djurdjevic
    • Category: Business
  9. ‘Sustainability is not a buzzword’: IPA

    Stylianou, the IPA Group executive for advocacy and technical, on the sidelines of the national congress held in Adelaide last month. Ms Stylianou explained that the e-book is not about dictating procedure, rather its purpose is to serve as a guide for...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Maja Garaca Djurdjevic
    • Category: Business
  10. 2020 audits to focus on investment strategy

    needs of the fund.” SMSF auditor and Tactical Super director Deanne Firth said the ATO’s letter campaign to 17,000 trustees last year had shaken many in the industry out of their complacency when it came to constructing a detailed investment strategy....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sarah Kendell
    • Category: Super
  11. Advisers must prepare for TBC indexation

    are expected to be released at the end of January. However, as ATO deputy commissioner James O’Halloran explained in August last year, once indexation occurred, there would no longer be a single TBC applying to all super fund members, meaning each would...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sarah Kendell
    • Category: Business
  12. Accountants-geared business appoints new head of growth

    for accountants, expressed his excitement to take on the new role as head of growth for ChangeGPS. Reflecting on the last five years, he said, “Everything I’ve loved has been about helping accountants and I think the nine ChangeGPS apps are the easiest...

  13. FASEA reveals update on adviser exam for 2020

    accessible and effective, and exam sitting opportunities are optimised,” it said. The latest on the adviser exam comes after last year saw a decision made to recognise Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Certified Practicing Accountants...

  14. Is bank mistrust breeding financial criminals?

    using a Ponzi scheme method. But eventually he left his victims penniless. He was eventually captured by police and in June last year was jailed for up to 16 years. But the money he stole is long gone. No remediation programs being announced from this...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: James Mitchell
    • Category: Business
  15. Mazars Australia boasts 100% revenue growth

    31 August 2019. The growth comes as the firm doubled its reach in Australia through its expansion in Brisbane and Melbourne last year. Mazars Australia now employs 302 professionals under the leadership of 34 partners. The Australian figures contributed...

  16. SG loophole measure now in force

    salary sacrifice contributions cannot be used to reduce an employer’s minimum SG contributions is now in force. Passed last year, the new measure kicked in on 1 January 2020, making it explicitly clear that employee salary sacrifices to superannuation...

  17. Voluntary super a ‘blatant tax grab’: ISA

    low-income earners would be nothing more than a “blatant tax grab”, according to new research by Industry Super Australia. Last year, Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg put forward a proposal to allow workers earning $50,000 and under to opt out of compulsory...

  18. ‘A real fight’: Advice gap looms as more exit the industry

    and New Zealand, CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants re-establishing the joint accounting bodies late last year to lobby against the current complex regulatory regime. The tripartite lobbying effort comes as the bodies believe there is...

  19. Ageing SMSF members trapped in legacy pensions

    income stream or an annuity.” Ms Steed said AET had received almost 50 inquiries about how to manage legacy pensions in the last half of 2019, and that the trustee services company was calling on the government to enact an amnesty allowing pensioners to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sarah Kendell
    • Category: Super
  20. SA super scammer charged with 69 counts of deception

    of deception in an alleged SMSF scam will now face further action after attempting to dissuade witnesses from testifying. Last week, a 33-year-old man was charged with 69 counts of deception following investigations from South Australia Police’s...