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  1. Cost-of-living pressures spark side hustle motivation: SBLA

    SBLA said the survey was commissioned due to Australian living cost indexes having risen 3.7 to 6.2 per cent over the last 12 months. This resulted in 51 per cent of Australians receiving income support to skip meals due to increased prices, according...

  2. SME digital platform disputes up 86%: ASBFEO

    Disputes between small businesses and big tech platform providers have increased by 86 per cent since the same time last year, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) revealed. The small business advocate said digital...

  3. Push to expand small business definition hits roadblock

    the definition would make it easier for more businesses to fire workers. “So many Australians are doing it tough and the last thing we should be doing is making it easier for businesses to sack people,” he told Nine morning program Today. “This is a...

  4. Strong jobs growth of 64k powers past estimates

    rate reached a record high. The labour market is defying predictions of a slowdown after 64,000 jobs were added last month and workforce participation reached a record high. The strong growth in employment and the labour force kept the unemployment rate...

  5. Tax Institute welcomes IGTO's proposed review areas

    of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) released a consultation on its draft work plan for systemic reviews last month, which sets out the areas it has identified as suitable for broad, systemic reviews. The Work Plan has been divided into two...

  6. 40 years in the tax profession

    40 years. In this article (one of two), I will focus on, in my view, what has not changed. Calls for tax reform – over the last 40 years there has been a constant refrain from the profession, industry and politicians: ‘We must reform the Australian tax...

  7. CA ANZ ‘disappointed’ by accounting role gaps in Occupation Shortage List

    The professional body has welcomed the addition of tax accountants and auditors to the Occupation Shortage List. Last week, the Australian Occupation Shortage List was released with the addition of tax accountants and auditors, yet missed other key...

  8. Research reveals consumer spending preferences for holiday season

    despite the challenging economic climate. Seventy-six per cent of shoppers said they would spend more or the same as last year, indicating that SMEs should attempt to maximise their sales before shoppers begin purchasing online. Miller noted many SMEs...

  9. ATO continues debt recovery actions against GST fraudsters

    criminal organisations, and youth crime gangs," Heferen said. The most recent arrest was the arrest of a Victorian woman last week, who was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 2 years and 4 months, after she claimed nearly...

  10. FWO forces big business to hand back $473m in unpaid wages

    the past financial year. The FWO forced businesses to hand back more than $473 million in unpaid wages for 160,000 workers last year by going after some of the country’s biggest employers. It is the third-highest result ever recorded by the watchdog in...

  11. Businesses ghosting the ATO targeted in debt collection blitz

    enforcement action comes at a time when DPNs are at historically high levels, with 26,702 notices worth $4.4 billion issued last year. It is a 50 per cent jump from the 2022–23 income year which saw 17,459 DPNs issued for $2.87 billion in debts. Experts...

  12. Accounting firms advised on starting points for tackling TASA changes

    on 1 July. Gascoigne said firms should consider setting some small milestones now instead of leaving everything to the last minute. "It's a matter of thinking about what needs to be done and prioritising time to ensure that those things get done." You...

  13. TPB puts 7k tax agents on notice over outstanding debts, lodgments

    falls behind on their obligations there can sometimes be a spread of that behaviour to their clients' affairs as well. "Last December we put out a reminder to remind people of their obligations and it was great to see that many people brought their...

  14. ‘Changing the accounting game’ with AI: Intuit QuickBooks

    of an entire toolkit that previously didn't exist. No, but what has happened subsequently and has happened over the last couple of years is that what was traditionally the preserve of the larger consulting firms or the larger accounting firms, you're...

  15. IGTO lists agent phone line as top review area

    of them as well as their rights and obligations." Through a sample of major batch communication letters issued over the last 12 months, the IGTO plans to examine how the ATO designs and tests its written communications, processes in place to address any...

  16. NDIS fraudsters slapped with combined 12-year prison sentence

    to combat fraud and support those who genuinely rely on these services.” The trio faced the Sydney Central District Court last Thursday where all three pleaded guilty to the committed fraud against the Commonwealth contrary to section 135.4(1) of the...

  17. Aussie SMEs faring better than international competitors, Xero data reveals

    better than other economies followed by the XSBI. The US, New Zealand and Canada all recorded negative sales growth in the last quarter. It was noted that Australia was one of the most effective economies at managing wage cost pressures and recorded the...

  18. Annual report reveals rapid decline in satisfaction with ATO

    score was 67.46. The fourth quarter score was just 54, indicating a significant downward trend. The annual report, released last week, noted that tax professional perceptions of the ATO had been in decline since early 2023. The ATO said that the drivers...

  19. TPB to leverage breach reporting in compliance programs for 24-25

    identify and categorise emerging behavioural and conduct issues." Commenting in the report, TPB chair Peter de Cure said the last 12 months had seen "unprecedented scrutiny of the tax profession" and resulted in reforms to the Tax Agent Services Act...

  20. Tax promoter penalty changes must be delayed: SMSFA

    current laws is undertaken, the SMF Association has cautioned in a recent submission. Treasury released a consultation paper last month exploring options for improving the operation of the tax promoter penalty laws. The paper also sought views on...