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  1. Tax return amendments on the cards for some COVID-19 Disaster Payment recipients

    Australia, until Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the change on the fly in late July. New legislation was then introduced last week and sailed through the Parliament, making the COVID-19 Disaster Payments more generous than the $90 billion JobKeeper...

  2. Victoria rolls out renewed business support

    is set to cost a total of $367 million, on top of the $1.16 billion footed by the state and federal governments over the last fortnight, as the state has grappled with ongoing lockdown restrictions. Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas pledged the state’s...

  3. ATO locks horns with Senate over JobKeeper disclosure order

    any way by the proposed disclosure, only those that rorted the system,” Senator Patrick said. The House of Representatives last week batted away key transparency amendments to the Treasury Laws Amendment (COVID-19 Economic Response No. 2) Bill 2021,...

  4. Predicted ATO audit activity trends for 2021 & 2022

    offering Audit Shield in Australia. Now, our claims team have shifted their focus from the historical claim data from the last financial year, to predictions of what will happen in some audit activity areas over the next 12 months. Our claims team...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Rod Spicer - Associate Director, Accountancy Insurance
    • Category: Regulation
  5. FWO greenlights select workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates

    and ask them to prove they’ve had it. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) released updated workplace COVID-19 vaccination guidance last week, which maps out a four-tier system highlighting the select circumstances under which some Australian employers would...

  6. Critics say ATO forward-planning neglects tax profession

    on measures that could further exacerbate their workloads, critics say. The ATO’s 2021–22 corporate plan, released early last week, has attracted criticism for its focus on measures that have historically added double-handling to the workloads of...

  7. Lockdowns demand more from staff engagement programs

    have re-evaluated their staff benefits programs to better reflect the mental health needs of employees and their families. Last year, some of the firms within the HLB Mann Judd network provided staff with a Recharge Day in lieu of Melbourne Cup Day, for...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Tony Fittler, HLB Mann Judd Australasian Association
    • Category: Business
  8. Employee share scheme report lands in the House

    in one place. The inquiry into the effectiveness of the 2015 employee share scheme reforms was first announced in February last year, when it was faced with determining whether previous changes were effective in “bolstering entrepreneurship in Australia...

  9. Mackay Goodwin touts extended service offering amid rebrand

    Goodwin has always specialised in helping businesses recover from economic challenges,” Mr Calabretta said. “Over the last year, it has become very apparent there are also some fantastic organisations, both listed and unlisted, as well as start-ups,...

  10. CA ANZ takes aim at ASIC’s indicative levies

    cases, significantly reduced turnover in 2020–21 to meet ASIC’s levies,” CA ANZ said. CA ANZ points to estimates released last June which suggested the 2019–20 industry levy for registered company auditors would be $628; liquidators, $101; and financial...

  11. JobSaver eligibility clarified to include regional lockdowns

    processing at Service NSW, whom critics say were ill-equipped to administer the scheme. Data revealed by Service NSW last week showed 208,775 applications worth $1.6 billion in financial support have now been approved for payment, out of a total of...

  12. Federal government under fire for patchwork support to lockdown-ravaged businesses

    “The patchwork of relief from states all doing their own thing in response to a national emergency is making it worse than last year when we had a Commonwealth approach,” said Mr Greco. “JobSaver was supposed to be the national response to extended...

  13. Asparq makes double swoop for accounting, insurance firms

    consulting role at Asparq. The acquisitions emerge as a new stage of growth for the boutique multidisciplinary firm, which last year announced the appointment of former Ernst & Young tax partner Denise Brotherton as its accounting and advisory business...

  14. Carbon Group expands in South Australia

    firm Haydon Kinnaird. The network has been on an aggressive growth streak since it launched in 2014, and has committed the last three years to establishing “hubs” in states across the country, after locking in more than 13 mergers and acquisitions in...

  15. ATO queried over Top 100 engagement approach

    all Top 100 taxpayers, according to newly released guidance, even if they manage to secure a high assurance score. The ATO last week released guidance on its approach to monitoring and maintenance among its Top 100 Justified Trust Program, which will...

  16. Government freezes ASIC financial adviser levy, launches review

    their way through the Parliament, including the introduction of a single disciplinary body and a compensation scheme of last resort,” Mr Frydenberg said. “[The] Treasury will also review the ASIC industry funding model while this temporary relief is in...

  17. Calls for share scheme reform mount in the face of ‘economic crisis’

    committee on tax and revenue tabled its Owning a Share of Your Work: Tax Treatment of Employee Share Schemes (ESS) report last week, detailing 18 key recommendations off the back of an inquiry tasked with probing the effectiveness of 2015 reforms. The...

  18. BDO appoints new audit partner

    its Sydney-based financial services practice. Paul Doyle will join BDO’s partnership after joining the mid-tier in February last year as a consultant, after nearly three years in a similar role at Hamel Group. Before that, Mr Doyle spent just over two...

  19. ATO unveils new lodgement deferral phone service

    support is available to all tax professionals whenever you need it,” said Ms Wood in an open letter to the tax profession last month. “Our supported lodgement program is available for when you have been affected by issues such as ill-health, the loss of...

  20. Tax Commissioner threatened with contempt as JobKeeper stoush escalates

    senator Rex Patrick urged the Senate to commence contempt proceedings against Commissioner of Taxation, Chris Jordan, last week for failing to comply with a final Senate order that required him to publish details related to large companies that received...