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  1. ‘Significant progress’ made on TASA determination, joint bodies say

    the Assistant Treasurer will deliver on these piecemeal changes or backflip yet again,” he said. “With these embarrassing, last minute concessions it is now another deal with the Greens that has blown up in the Government’s face.” According to Howarth,...

  2. ATO boss tells agents to use ‘Kardashian-like influence’ wisely

    that “hasn’t always hit the mark”. The multi-step linking process became mandatory for all ABN holders in November last year and has been derided as “poorly implemented” and an “administrative nightmare” for taxpayers and agents. Practitioners and...

  3. Businesses to face $50m fines under new anti-scam laws

    the government’s $154 million anti-scam plan and follows the establishment of the National Anti-Scam Centre within the ACCC last year. Explanatory materials said a new, comprehensive framework was needed to address “piecemeal and inconsistent” scam...

  4. SMEs looking to increase asset investment, CBA data reveals

    economic conditions. CBA revealed a 15 per cent uplift in vehicle and equipment financing compared to the same period last year. CBA executive general manager of business lending Grant Cairns said though economic conditions remain tough, there is reason...

  5. Reprimand for lawyer who dodged 9 tax returns

    has put arrangements in place to prevent similar lapses from reoccurring and has been compliant with his obligations for the last five years. In response, the Legal Services Commissioner said QCAT should find his explanations “insufficient” and it was...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Naomi Neilson
    • Category: Tax
  6. ATO announces myGovID revamp to end user confusion

    app to their ABN to nominate their agent. The ATO said it was prompted to revamp myGovID following a user audit report last year. The report found “several pain points” with the ATO-run service as well as confusion between myGov and myGovID. “The...

  7. WA woman faces jail time for illegal early release scheme

    benefits by submitting fraudulent applications. The 39-year-old woman was sentenced by the Perth District Court last week to three years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 18 months. According to the statement, the woman pleaded guilty to 30...

  8. Auditor Proud Day hits decade of international recognition

    crucial role played by the auditors with today marking the 10th year of Auditor Proud Day. Auditor Proud Day lands on the last Thursday of every September and is aimed at attracting more people to the profession and celebrating those already working...

  9. Treasury releases draft amendments to code of conduct instrument

    has provided. In addition, tax and BAS agents will need to disclose the following events that occurred within the last 5 years: • Certain breaches of the Act or instruments made under the Act that have led to penalties or other sanctions; • Matters...

  10. Labor resists pressure to scrap negative gearing

    of the regime for successive election cycles, securing a two-month delay on the government’s Help to Buy bill in the Senate last week. They believe the shared equity scheme will drive up house prices and that reforms to negative gearing and CGT...

  11. Necessary changes to the TASA Determination

    provision that is easily understood and implementable. Section 45 will apply to events that have occurred within the last five years, however: The five-year look back period does not apply to matters or events occurring before 1 July 2022 (to align with...

  12. Reworked tax agent rules get cautious nod of approval

    Treasurer Stephen Jones’ release of draft amendments to the Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) determination last week will modify the most contentious parts of the original version registered in July. The new amendments include a...

  13. Building the next wave of leaders in the accounting profession

    so that mentoring has extended into management and making partner.” Smit says she’s seen a shift in the industry over the last decade, where the accounting profession is now more supportive of up-and-coming accounting professionals who are taking the...

  14. SMEs to slash spending on cyber security despite risks: Business NSW

    in cyber security. Business NSW said Australian Signals Directorate data highlighted 94,000 reported cyber crimes in the last financial year alone, a 24 per cent increase from the previous year. Business NSW CEO Daniel Hunter said the “sobering figures”...

  15. Government fails to deliver on agreed changes to code instrument: joint bodies

    of industry bodies and associations have responded to the proposed agreements to the code of conduct instrument released last week with the vote on the motion to disallow the instrument looming next week. In their submission, the joint bodies said while...

  16. BDO’s big 4 raid continues with 2 key partner hires

    approach”. He had over 14 years of experience in the tax industry, starting his career at KPMG and spending the last decade at PwC. Incoming audit partner Delarey Nell was also a big four veteran with over two decades of experience working across...

  17. Accounting industry told to ‘stand its ground’ on code changes

    should vote in favour of a motion to disallow the Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination 2024. Last month, Senators David Pocock and Dean Smith gave notice of a second disallowance motion to be moved in the Senate on 8 October...

  18. CA ANZ backs government’s mission to improve invoice payment times

    of Australia’s mandatory scheme found that e-invoicing was poorly functioning, which has seen some improvement over the last 12 months. However, CA ANZ said further improvement is needed and there needs to be an increase in e-invoicing adoption....

  19. CPA Australia reveals focus for first in-person congress since 2019

    Canberra. The event will be held virtually and in-person for the first time since 2019, after being held virtually for the last four years with 42,000 participants. AI thought leaders will discuss how the integration of AI in accounting may shape the...

  20. CA ANZ pushes for director, president pay rises

    with the remuneration of chief executive Ainslie van Onselen increasing again to top the $1 million mark, up from $940,000 last year. This included a performance-based incentive of $225,000.