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  1. Standardised deductions won’t hurt demand for tax agents: CA ANZ, CPA Australia

    great uncertainty. “The role the profession plays extends far beyond tax returns, and the proof of this can be seen in the last 12 months alone where many members were the first port of call,” she said. “With the current economic situation and high...

  2. Tribunal overturns tax agent’s 5-year ban, laments ‘regrettable’ TPB investigation

    their tax agent registrations after the TPB had terminated their registrations and imposed a five-year banning period in May last year. The TPB had contended that Mr Birdseye, a tax agent of 39 years, had failed to comply with personal tax obligations,...

  3. Government appoints new ASIC chair

    funds to pay for personal tax services was appropriate. Mr Shipton, who was appointed as chair in 2017, announced in October last year that he would step aside from the role pending a formal review after Auditor-General Grant Hehir revealed that ASIC...

  4. ‘No benefit’: H&R Block casts doubt on standard deductions

    beyond filing them. “The role the profession plays extends far beyond tax returns, and the proof of this can be seen in the last 12 months alone where many members were the first port of call,” Ms Franks said. “With the current economic situation and...

  5. Frydenberg reveals $1.7bn childcare package ahead of job-focused budget

    recovery, the unemployment rate is not yet ‘comfortably below 6 per cent’,” said Mr Frydenberg in his pre-budget speech last Thursday. “We will not move to the second phase of our fiscal strategy until we are confident that we have secured the economic...

  6. Big tech solutions for bookkeepers: how to build your digital ecosystem

    The QuickBooks Online advantage As Meagan Wood, head of advisor strategy at Intuit QuickBooks reminded the audience, last year everyone got to see how important accountants and bookkeepers are to small businesses. “Many played the role of JobKeeper...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Intuit Quickbooks
    • Category: Technology
  7. BDO appoints new business services partner

    requests for our advisory offering,” Mr Saxon said. “The business environment in Australia has had to swiftly adapt in the last 12 months which is driving demand for firms that can provide clients with a strong advisory relationship supported by deep...

  8. ATO signals ‘significant’ technology overhaul

    will look like from 2023”. The three new contracts emerge off the back of the various MNS contracts signed by the ATO last year, which included a five-part deal with Optus worth $233 million, one with IBM worth $107 million, and another with Leidos...

  9. Government announces $1.2bn digitisation package

    community,” Mr Katf said. The three new contracts emerge off the back of the various MNS contracts signed by the ATO last year, which included a five-part deal with Optus worth $233 million, one with IBM worth $107 million, and another with Leidos...

  10. MYOB launches new superannuation selector function

    said the collaboration would be the first of many with MYOB, following the software provider’s investment in the start-up last November. “The combined functionality of MYOB and Flare will help businesses ensure their employees have a seamless experience...

  11. End of JobKeeper unlikely to slow employment growth: RBA

    that Australia could reach full employment by the end of 2022. The unemployment rate, which reached a pandemic high in July last year, has since fallen 2 percentage points to 5.6 per cent in March, as 71,000 jobs were added to the economy. “Of those new...

  12. Facebook browsing leads to taxpayer’s work-related deduction downfall

    as the Administrative Appeals Tribunal stresses the need for contemporaneous records ahead of tax time. The tribunal ruled last week that Shannon Spencer, a TasWater water services operator, was not allowed to claim $179 in home internet expenses for...

  13. ‘A historic opportunity’: Frydenberg doubles down on employment

    said the government has a historic opportunity to force a labour market rebound in record time, despite concerns over the lasting impacts of JobKeeper’s expiry in March. Mr Frydenberg said more than 100,000 Australians have come off income support...

  14. Full expensing, loss carry-back extended to 2023

    for a further 12 months as it attempts to spur businesses to continue riding an investment wave. Both measures, announced in last year’s October budget, will now be extended for 12 months until 30 June 2023 at a cost of $20.7 billion over the next four...

  15. From a soft hug to a tight squeeze: ATO tightens its grip on private and wealthy groups

    as a result of recent tax gap reports, which highlighted a 7.7 per cent tax gap in the sector worth $772 million. As of July last year, the ATO had been in touch with 460 Top 500 groups, and has since initiated engagements with a further 80. As for the...

  16. Government appoints 2 new Board of Taxation members

    will replace BDO partner Mark Pizzacalla and KPMG partner Craig Yaxley after their six-year terms expired at the end of last year. Mrs Titman, a BDO partner and the head of strategic innovation, has 25 years’ experience in working with SMEs in areas...

  17. AFCA reveals new chair

    Tribunal, to provide a single external dispute resolution service. “Helen has been an exceptional chair of AFCA over the last three years, establishing AFCA as an important national body, helping industry and thousands of consumers to resolve often...

  18. Former director charged after ASIC investigation

    The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is prosecuting the matter after a brief referral from ASIC. ASIC in January last year applied to have Global Merces wound up, before the Federal Court of Australia ordered that Global Merces Funds...

  19. BDO appoints new risk advisory services partner

    its Sydney-based risk advisory services practice. Matthew Williams joins the mid-tier firm from Deloitte, where he spent the last 24 years, 14 of which as partner. Mr Williams held a variety of roles at Deloitte. Recent years have seen him deliver the...

  20. A CFO’s guide to the biggest financial questions of 2021

    growth strategies which arrive out of impetus for change. Strategic growth strategies which have been put on hold for the last year, but already approved at board level, are ready to be executed. Q: What are the biggest challenges as a CFO in 2021? What...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: ORB Alternative
    • Category: Business