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  1. Tax ombudsman launches probe into how ATO handles identity theft

    The IGTO calls upon practitioners to detail their experiences of unauthorised access to the tax system. The taxation ombudsman has started an investigation into identity theft and compromised tax accounts after repeated reports of fraudulent activity...

  2. 1 in 3 workers expect 4-day weeks by 2030, survey finds

    survey said a shorter working week was already offered by their employer as a mental health initiative, up 8.6 per cent from last year. “The fact that an increasing number of companies are utilising a four-day week as a means to enhance mental health...

  3. Bank watchdog slams 40% rise in hardship safeguard breaches

    a total of 326 breaches of their obligations for banks to assist customers under chapter 39, a 22 per cent increase from the last reporting period. According to chapter 39, “a bank must explore available options and provide the customer with information...

  4. Spike in succession planning an opportunity for virtual CFOs

    family businesses got stuck in their ways and needed some help to make the transfer. “We’re seeing a real spike in the last 12 months of this activity of passing on things to generations,” he said on the latest Accountants Daily Insider podcast. “A lot...

  5. SMSFA laments ‘accountants out in cold' in QAR reforms

    under the scheme at the end of November. “Increasing licensing costs, ASIC adviser levies and now the compensation scheme of last resort will see this cohort continue to exit advice at a time when more licensed advisers are urgently needed. Put simply,...

  6. Two men get 8 years’ jail for $40m gold bullion fraud

    bullion fraud in the wake of an ATO investigation. The Supreme Court of NSW convicted Cedric Adrian Millner and Jonatan Kelu last Friday of conspiring to dishonestly cause a loss to the Commonwealth through a scheme to falsely claim GST credits for the...

  7. How TASA changes could prove problematic

    is too long to set out here. Very broadly, this is an individual or an entity that is not a tax practitioner and within the last five years has committed serious offences or breached TASA. It also includes an undischarged bankrupt or an entity that has...

  8. Why it’s time for accountants to raise their prices

    fees for your services going forward, which can have a transformative effect on your revenue. Determine your tiered pricing: Last but not least, have a think about your tiered pricing structure and create a detailed pricing matrix. To do this, consider...

  9. Why stormy economic weather makes financial forecasting vital

    are so severe, feels like a luxury. According to ASIC data, 65-70 per cent of businesses that entered insolvency during the last 10 years were small businesses with fewer than five full-time employees. In the four-year period from June 2019 to June...

  10. Why 2023 was a year of living taxingly

    below. Note that not all the government’s proposed legislative measures completed their passage through parliament by the last sitting day on 7 December, so the government will resume its progression of these measures when the 2024 Parliamentary...

  11. More questions than answers in code of conduct revisions

    command our attention this year. Proposed legislative measures that did not complete their passage through Parliament by the last sitting day of 2023 (7 December) are likely to be progressed following the resumption of parliamentary sittings on 6...

  12. Canberra to mandate ransomware reporting, smart device standards

    regulatory gaps identified by the government’s ambitious seven-year, $587 million cyber security strategy announced last month. Home affairs and cyber security minister Clare O’Neil said cyber security was a “shared responsibility” between the public...

  13. The year that rocked foundations of big 4

    in the wake of a review of its disciplinary procedures after its much-criticised handling of the KPMG exam cheating scandal last year. In reality, neither amount looks sufficiently potent next to the revenue of any big four firm. Instead, the real...

  14. HLB Mann Judd to explore AI potential for small firms

    the greatest change across the accounting industry over the next couple of years. Microsoft Copilot, announced in March last year, leveraged large language models in combination with data from Microsoft Graph and Microsoft 365 apps to perform a wide...

  15. Black Friday drives November retail sales to record $36.5bn

    of 4.9 per cent, down from 5.6 per cent the month prior, prompting the RBA to hold rates steady at 4.35 per cent during its last meeting. Ms Thompson said the growth in retail trade should be taken in context with data from previous months and seasonal...

  16. November CPI falls to 2-year low 

    low in oil prices. Inflation for the 12 months to November fell to 4.3 per cent, down from 4.9 per cent for the year to last October and the lowest result in two years, according to this morning’s ABS data. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle...

  17. RSM adds partners, principals to accelerate growth plans

    successful year,” he said. He said RSM set a goal of having 1,750 staff in 2024. A raft of appointments at the end of last year, including five partners, two associate directors and an economist, took total numbers to over 1,800 by November. “RSM is...

  18. CFOs pay 30% premium for financial analysts, planners

    companies towards growth as well as maintaining a distinct competitive edge.” The survey of 100 CFOs, conducted in June last year, found respondents offered candidates with skills like financial planning and analysis a 31 per cent salary premium on...

  19. Advocacy group pushes for tax changes to improve worker shortages

    the workforce, specifically pensioners, veterans, and students on the Youth Allowance,” said Mr Davidson. In November last year, the federal government made permanent minor changes to the pension work bonus. “These reforms only allow age pensioners and...

  20. The year that tax crime didn’t pay

    who help others evade tax. The Plutus jail terms were also just the headline items in a long list of wins for the taskforce last year that included, in December alone: A three-and-a-half year jail term for a Victorian man who attempted to claim almost...