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  1. PKF announces ‘dynamic’ COO appointment

    PKF Australia has welcomed Dr Lana Weldon to the team as national chief operating officer. Last week, PKF Australia revealed it had appointed a new national chief operating officer, Dr Lana Weldon. Weldon, previously general manager and head of...

  2. NAB research outlines biggest hurdles for Australia’s small businesses

    hiring assistance. Red tape was another prevalent issue, with 60 per cent of small businesses claiming an increase over the last year. As with all businesses, cyber attacks were a key problem. For small businesses, the average cyber crime losses rose...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jack Campbell
    • Category: Business
  3. Why the strategic advice of accountants is vital for SMEs in 2024

    in the face of economic hardships. Gross value added (GVA) from this group of professionals remained fairly steady over the last three years but started to soften in recent months. The challenging conditions facing the broader business sector mean some...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Paul Robson, MYOB
    • Category: Business
  4. Over-regulation of tax agents jeopardises future tax services: CA ANZ

    of recent legislative and regulatory changes. "We are concerned that none of the measures announced and implemented in the last year as part of the government response to the PwC matter have been examined at a holistic level with the view to streamline...

  5. Tax Institute debuts new tax education system

    industry wanted from graduates and what higher education could provide. “There is no doubt in my mind, we have seen in the last several years, the decline in higher education and the growth in vocational education and microcredentials.” The Tax...

  6. CA ANZ member appointed to IFAC as deputy president

    services provider. Rulton’s service to the profession resulted in her receiving the CA ANZ Meritorious Service Award last year and landed her multiple roles and positions on various industry panels and councils. Van Onselen said Rulton had served on the...

  7. How can we support accountants in 2025?

    in the accounting industry. Boyar shares his passionate views about the disadvantages accountants have faced over the last year, and how these will likely persist into 2025. Touching on aspects from policy reform and rapidly changing obligations to...

  8. ‘Bold and broad’ inquiry reforms to restore trust in profession, says IPA

    and Financial Services Committee tabled its final report for its inquiry into the audit, assurance and consultancy industry last week, outlining 16 priority recommendations for immediate action and 40 in total. IPA chief executive Andrew Conway said...

  9. Too soon for more promoter penalty changes: CPA Australia

    scope, including a broader definition of what it means to be a ‘promoter’. The Treasury consultation paper, released last month, proposes introducing grouping rules to address the conduct of associates of tax schemes, as well as altering an exemption...

  10. Reliance on bracket creep risks record-high income taxes

    tax receipts, meant that income tax would eventually make up almost half of total tax revenue, approaching historical highs last seen in the mid-1980s. The report by the PBO, released Thursday (15 November), warned that “unless other sources of revenue...

  11. Government cautioned on penalty proposal for accountants’ certificates

    investor and wholesale client tests. "There have been no adjustments to these wealth thresholds for over 20 years, in the last five to ten years individuals who are currently considered to have modest wealth have invested most of their life savings into...

  12. ATO issues reminder to tax agents as government phases out cheques

    30 June 2028 and cease being accepted on 30 September 2029. The ministers said cheque use had fallen by 90 per cent in the last decade and that the government would help customers and businesses still using them to switch to other payment methods. The...

  13. Tax Office issues 8,710 DPNs over unpaid super in 2023–24

    more than double the 3,660 DPNs issued in relation to unpaid super in 2022–23. The Tax Office issued a warning to businesses last month, outlining its new compliance approach to unpaid tax and super. "We are now focusing on businesses who refuse to...

  14. WCT Advisory poaches Bentleys team as insolvency work booms

    highest in the construction sector, with appointments surging 27 per cent in October to 1,627 compared to the same period last year, and around 80 per cent compared to 2022 figures. The accommodation and food services sector was also heavily impacted,...

  15. Section 10 could ‘stifle public comment on tax system’, warns tax expert

    may be used to control public comment about the tax system. The TPB released six draft information sheets for consultation last month in relation to the determination. The guidance explains the TPB’s views on sub-paragraph 10(b)(ii) which states that...

  16. Teal MP details top tax reform priorities in green paper

    of the major parties have shown real courage, but because economic reality is setting the agenda.” The green paper, released last week, identified six areas of tax reform to respond to challenges facing younger workers, Australia’s declining...

  17. NSW payroll tax changes safeguard essential GP veteran care

    of Veterans (DVA) card. The bill to abolish payroll tax on the care veterans receive from independent GPs in NSW was passed last week by the NSW parliament. RACGP NSW & ACT chair, Rebekah Hoffman, said she applauded the Minns Labor government for acting...

  18. $3m super tax cast into limbo as parliamentary support crumbles

    thrown into limbo with the Labor government failing to secure crossbench support to pass the measure during Parliament’s last sitting session. Industry experts welcomed news of the bill being left out of the government’s list of priority legislation...

  19. TASA determination could upend agents’ client lists: Tax Institute

    imposed by the determination. Exposure draft D57/2024, released by the TPB in a set of six draft information sheets last month, addresses obligations imposed by section 15. The section requires practitioners to either correct a false or misleading...

  20. Super objective for retirement income finally ‘locked in’, says SMC

    Members Council of Australia (SMC) congratulated the Senate and government on passing the Superannuation Objective Bill last Thursday. The bill was introduced into the House of Representatives in November 2023 and would be an important legislative...