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  1. IPA welcomes Ombudsman’s review into OSfA

    Owen officially launched her review into OSfA, building on her previous review into the ATO's registered agent phone line last year. The IPA said that the two reviews were intrinsically linked and welcomed the action to fix OSfA, noting that its current...

  2. PwC outlines next steps for AI transformation program in annual report

    There was also a reduction in the number of partners at the firm, with PwC reporting a total of 575 partners at the end of last year, down from 628 in the previous year. Average partner income increased to $814,000 for 2025, up from $767,000 in the...

  3. ATO issues update for employers on super stapling changes

    changes to super stapling mean for employee onboarding and what employers should be aware of with the new system. Last month, the government passed new super stapling reforms designed to streamline the choice-of-fund process for employee onboarding and...

  4. RSM welcomes updated PCG on transfer pricing for inbound distributors

    compliance guide on transfer pricing for inbound distributors, saying it would bring additional clarity for taxpayers. Last week (22 April), the Tax Office updated its transfer pricing guidelines for inbound distributors to reflect recent market...

  5. Melbourne accountant charged over alleged involvement in money laundering syndicate

    introducer program for home loans, his firm did refer loans to mortgage brokers who were submitting applications to banks. Last week a 32-year solicitor was also arrested on multiple charges relating to his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar...

  6. Grant Thornton board approves sale to PE-backed US counterpart

    in an industry facing regulatory, economic and technological upheaval. “The things that have made us successful over the last 10 years are not the same things that are going to make us successful in the next 10 years, just because of all of that...

  7. Forget About Dollars: The Benefits of Local Pricing in the Cryptogame

    prices in their local currency. Comparative Tables: Show how Bitcoin has performed against the USD and local fiat over the last 12 months. Localized Benchmarks: Instead of using “the price of a Tesla” as a value benchmark, use local equivalents that...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Malana VanTyler
    • Category: Technology
  8. 'Unacceptable risk': The Tax Institute raises major concerns with proposed powers for TPB

    powers for the Tax Practitioners Board are too broad and lack appropriate safeguards. Treasury released draft legislation last month that would enable the TPB to impose an interim suspension of registration on tax practitioners without the need to...

  9. Joint bodies flag potential issues with instant tax deduction bill

    have called for changes to the current drafting of the legislation. Treasury released the draft legislation for the measure last month, which will provide an instant $1,000 tax deduction for the 2026–27 income year onwards. Eligible taxpayers can...

  10. ATO searches Sydney home amid scam syndicate joint investigation

    following a joint investigation into an international scam syndicate, including the search of a Western Sydney home. Last Wednesday (6 May), a joint task force comprising officers from the ATO, the Federal Police and Services Australia executed a search...

  11. WA state budget fails to deliver broad-based tax reform

    facing sustained cost pressures, says BDO. The Cook Labor government released its 2026–27 state budget for Western Australia last week, forecasting a $3.5 billion operating surplus for 2025–26. Accounting firm BDO said the WA budget was ultimately a...

  12. The AI confidence gap holding Australian small businesses back

    limited knowledge of what AI can do, and fear of getting it wrong. The government has named it clearly. Speaking in Brisbane last October, Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton issued a call to arms for every Australian business. He committed to breaking...

  13. Victorian accountant jailed for ‘devious’ money-making scheme

    imprisonment, with a non-parole period of five years, for swindling his clients out of $1,469,755.41 and causing them “long-lasting difficulties”, including lost businesses and bankruptcy. Last November, Buff pleaded guilty to four charges of obtaining...

  14. Federal budget confirms major tax changes to trusts, CGT

    can undermine confidence and increase complexity for investors and their advisers." The government also announced late last week that it would make the instant asset write-off (IAWO) a permanent feature of the tax system, as contained in the budget. The...

  15. Preparing for a ‘whole rewrite’ of how the SG charge is calculated, imposed

    has warned that accountants must start preparing for the changes now. As a member of the Payday Super working group for the last three years, National Tax and Accountants' Association senior advocate Robyn Jacobson (pictured) stressed that practitioners...

  16. The need for accountants to be open-minded and willing to change

    creativity, and the ethical use of new tools, the next generation of accountants can transform professional disruption into lasting opportunity and meaningful professional growth. Recently, on an episode of Under The Hood, Bec Argent, director of Argent...

  17. Accountants ‘don’t want to be left behind’ in the age of AI

    on job replacement, with potential privacy breaches as major talking points. “There hasn’t been a conversation in the last two years where AI has not been one of the main topics of interest,” DePrisco said. “I still think it's early days for AI in...

  18. BAS agent’s registration application rejected over insufficient experience

    a registered TPB agent, had undertaken at least two years of full-time relevant experience (or part-time equivalent) in the last five years – determining that his registration as a tax agent must be rejected as he “did not meet the requirements...

  19. ASIC to explore ‘regulatory hooks’ it can use in KPMG investigation

    at the big four firm after formally commencing an investigation into KPMG. Appearing before a Senate estimates hearing last week, ASIC chair Sarah Court said that ASIC had commenced a formal investigation into KPMG in relation to the conduct of a few of...

  20. Accounting firms’ AI investments moving beyond ‘just clerical tasks’

    surveyed 434 accountants, bookkeepers, and other accounting professionals between mid-September and mid-November last year across Australia, about their experiences of AI in their practices, including their near-, medium-, and long-term AI integration...