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  1. Firms provide tips for SBR success as approval rates decline

    definitely the ‘flavour’ of the month. I think when the SBR started, the ATO were quite relaxed and what's happened over the last 18 months or two years, is that they have certainly become more stringent and closely monitored, which is good, especially...

  2. Deferred tax accounting not guaranteed to improve Div 296 outcome

    of turning tax effect accounting on if it's not something that you already do,” Formica said on a Heffron and Class webinar last week, adding that generally this commentary is around its interaction with Div 296. “As a general rule, when we're doing a...

  3. Most accountants are tech enablers for clients

    with one in two (49 per cent) professionals and their firms noting they had not adopted any new accounting tech in the last five years, with only 14 per cent of those surveyed having adopted a new platform in the past year. Moreover, the discovery...

  4. And that’s a rap: Div 296 tax gets an upbeat rendition

    for a few years now, and this is just the latest drop,” Ong told Accountants Daily's sister brand, SMSF Adviser. “The last one was on the Bendel case about unpaid present entitlements. This was a way of keeping sane amongst all the doom and gloom that...

  5. AI regulation must come with SME support, says CPA Australia

    that 26 per cent of Australian small businesses had invested in new technology which had proved profitable over the last year, compared to 56 per cent across 11 other markets. It also found that 39 per cent of Australian SMEs reported that more than 10...

  6. Distribution traps for corporate beneficiaries

    their TFN to the trustee before the payment or distribution is made, the trustee must lodge a TFN report with the ATO by the last day of the month following the end of the quarter in which the TFN was quoted. For present entitlements arising in the June...

  7. Use of accountants skyrockets once business revenue hits $100k

    professionals choose tech “by credibility and community”, and that half of accounting firms have not adopted new tech in the last five years.

  8. Ex-PwC partner gets registration terminated for $11m tax shortfall

    action against PwC for “being wrongly linked to the firm’s tax leaks scandal and has not practised as a tax agent since last year”. “PwC named him in July 2023 as one of the eight partners who had left or were in the process of being removed from the...

  9. Rate cut welcome, yet ‘flailing productivity’ needs more, business advocates say

    inflation data showing “a further leg down” in underlying inflation. “After the surprise RBA decision to leave rates on hold last month, there was no such surprise this month with the RBA delivering a widely expected 0.25 per cent rate cut taking its...

  10. CPA welcomes ATO’s commitment to service improvements

    the desired performance was not where it was needed, nor wanted to be, Heferen said there had been improvements over the last 12 to 18 months across the Tax Office. Such improvements included the ATO having answered 678,000 additional phone calls...

  11. Women in Finance Summit 2025 launches

    Prior to her current position, McPhee was the head of banking at the Reserve Bank of Australia, a role she has held for the last four years. The Women in Finance Summit 2025 will also detail business strategies from women leading successful businesses...

  12. TPB unveils 2025–26 focus to strengthen compliance, trust, support

    ongoing interactions with the tax profession, as well as the complaints and referrals about tax advisers, totalling 14,000 last year. From this, the TPB warned it would take action against those who failed to address serious misconduct as it aimed to...

  13. ‘Catalyst for change’: Data reveals benefits of Right to Disconnect law

    of always being ‘on’, this is your moment to reset.” For the businesses that have operated with this right in place for the last 12 months, data from Robert Half revealed 56 per cent of employers had received formal complaints, concerns or requests from...

  14. ‘Results in paying more tax’: ATO warns Australians against early super access

    grounds is available in very limited circumstances for critical medical procedures and should only be considered as a last resort where all other options of paying for the eligible expenses have been exhausted.” The ATO noted that in the case a dentist...

  15. Common sense the best defence against fraudsters: forensic auditor

    to anybody looking at that document.” “You have got to do your general checks and balances. Check for signatures, check for last year's documents compared to this year's documents, maybe even something for you to use as a bit of a benchmark. “Or have...

  16. Help save the legal industry in a post-AI world: do your estate plan using a will kit

    acknowledged that while the deceased could apparently speed read, his composing skills, at least when it came to making his last will 'lacked the sublime expressive craft of Burns'. In particular, the deceased prepared his will using what was described...

  17. 1 in 5 SMBs spend a quarter of their time on financial admin

    This is a moment to bridge the gap.” Nearly one-third (27 per cent) of SMBs experienced issues with their cash flow in the last year, while 26 per cent have slow-moving growth plans. Concerningly, the report found that 55 per cent believe they’d be...

  18. ‘You’re not an imposter; you’re an amazing accountant’: Xerocon panel

    way it presented itself for me was that when I started my business, I felt like I needed to be the first one there and the last one to leave. When it was identified as imposter syndrome, it was really helpful to know that I’m not the only one that...

  19. ATO interest charges: matters of interest

    ATO that is not in dispute. As of 30 June 2024, collectible debt was $52.8 billion, and has increased substantially in the last few years. The policy change also sends a message that those who do not pay their tax on time should not gain advantage over...

  20. Company auditor applies for registration cancellation: ASIC

    corporate regulator has accepted the cancellation of a company auditor’s registration for independence compliance failures. Last Friday (5 September), ASIC accepted the auditor registration cancellation of Allan William Donald, following a broader...