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  1. Former ATO exec to lead tax policy at peak body

    follows closely after the Tax Institute’s appointment of prominent tax expert Robyn Jacobson as a senior advocate last week. The Tax Institute’s president, Peter Godber, said Mr Mills’ experience and stature in the profession would help ensure members’...

  2. How Professional Services Firms are weathering the COVID-19 storm

    competitors by providing first rate service when their clients need it most. We don’t know how long the disruption will last, or what the new normal will look like. But we do know that despite the pause on travel, the globalisation of business is here...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: MSI Global Alliance, Aus, NZ and Fiji
    • Category: Business
  3. [Webinar] An insider’s guide to building a scalable accounting business

    Accountants for this practical webinar that will help you build your growth strategy and tools for the new financial year. Last chance to register! The new financial year is fast approaching, and now is the perfect opportunity to think about your firm's...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Practice Ignition
    • Category: Business
  4. Agents regain access to deceased estate data

    mid-August, following the postponement of parliamentary sittings in light of COVID-19, but a resumption of sitting over the last week saw the legislative instrument come into effect from 15 May. The change means the ATO can now legally disclose...

  5. Rate of COVID-19 job losses slows

    in one of its hardest hit industries, with accommodation and food services recording a 5.2 per cent uptick in the last week of April. “The accommodation and food services industry had lost around a third of payroll jobs (33.3 per cent) by the week...

  6. ATO wind-up applications plunge to ‘lowest level since 2014’

    In contrast, the ATO filed an average of 155 wind-up applications per month in the February to April period for the last two financial years, and an average of 142 applications per month for the three-month period dating back to 2014. The latest...

  7. Advice network eyes accounting firms with latest appointment

    skills and experience highlight the network’s focus on growth in the financial advice space since being bought by CountPlus last year. “For some time now, we have been talking about our commitment to growth at a time when other players have been leaving...

  8. Queensland rolls out $10k grants for small businesses

    turnover since 23 March due to the onset of COVID-19. Businesses must also have an annual turnover over $75,000 for the last financial year, have fewer than 20 employees and have a payroll of less than $1.3 million. “The grants can also be used to buy...

  9. What the EOFY will look like for accountants

    in balancing their workloads come tax time. Amanda also reflects on the extraordinary resilience of the profession over the last few months, the sorts of concerns raised by accountants throughout the coronavirus crisis, and the post-pandemic outlook for...

  10. Practitioners potentially ‘misled’ by ATO’s JobKeeper turnover guidance

    in April for work completed in January 2020. He is also collecting cash in April 2020 for work completed towards the end of last year. Even if his normal method for reporting GST is cash and his cash received for April 2020 is up on April 2019, he will...

  11. Accounting businesses more resilient, report finds

    an impact on revenue, with 42 per cent of professional services small businesses reportedly taking a $16,099 hit on average last financial year due to “poor resilience”. Poor resilience was defined as missing business opportunities for reasons including...

  12. Assistant Treasurer pushed on Div 7A announcement as start date looms

    a further clarification for unpaid present entitlements to come within the scope of Division 7A. In a further development, last year’s 2019–20 budget revealed yet another deferral to 1 July 2020, with the government acknowledging that it had received...

  13. Mid-tier fast-tracks graduate training for audit season

    program for our 2019 graduates because they feel a little bit left out that they weren’t the benefactors of the SGALP last year.” Mr Shanley said that while the mid-tier traditionally relied on secondees from around the globe using the Baker Tilly...

  14. ‘Horrendously busy’ tax time 2020 looms

    this tax time, with businesses with 19 or fewer employees completing their first full year of reporting this 30 June. Last year, the ATO urged taxpayers to hold off from lodging their tax returns early, noting that employers had additional time to make...

  15. JobKeeper super guarantee amendments released

    commencement of the JobKeeper scheme on 30 March 2020, and will affect superannuation contributions made in respect of the last two days of the first quarter of this year. The regulations set out that employers do not need to make contributions for...

  16. JobKeeper changes set for 23 July: Frydenberg

    expected to be finalised by the end of June. Despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison dismissing drastic changes to the program last month, Mr Frydenberg has now hinted that the $1,500 flat-rate payment could be overhauled to prevent overpayments to some...

  17. TPB proceeds with COVID-19 registration fee hike

    are under fee pressures as well — they can’t actually pass on a lot of these increased costs,” said the IPA’s Tony Greco last year. Despite moving ahead with the CPI adjustment, the TPB has put in place annual declaration and renewal concessions to...

  18. Top tips to manage cash flow in the era of COVID-19

    and the purchase of new assets may require interest payments and insurance premiums. Work with your client to use last year’s bank statements as a checklist while anticipating any new incomings and outgoings for the next 12 months, based on internal and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Chris Pattas, Sage
    • Category: Business
  19. Taxing times but EOFY brings light relief

    need to access that $10,000 or if there’s an alternative income stream available. In most instances, it should be seen as a last resort. Super changes from 1 July 2020 From 1 July 2020, Australians under the age of 67 will be eligible to make voluntary...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Bryan Ashenden, BT
    • Category: Tax
  20. Accountants recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020

    to accountancy”. Mr Rudd has been actively involved with charities Sydney Legacy and St George Sutherland Legacy over the last two decades, holding numerous roles including honourary auditor and honourary treasurer. “In this list, we see all the...