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  1. Firms failing at advisory, says Smithink

    advisory services is “scary”, according to Smithink’s Mark Holton. Speaking at Smithink’s Practice Managers Workshop last week, Mr Holton said the amount of firms attempting to move into the business advisory space and failing should be a big concern...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business

  2. Tax office crackdown on SMSF trustees who 'play the system'

    practices in their own personal and business affairs could impact how the ATO views and scrutinises their SMSF. Late last week, Kasey MacFarlane, ATO assistant commissioner of the SMSF segment, superannuation, said that if the regulator finds an...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super

  3. Australia number one for cyber-security breaches: PwC

    the radar of many Australian businesses. “Encouragingly, investment in managing cyber threats has also increased, reversing last year’s slight drop in security spending,” he noted. The survey also indicated a strong focus on 'cyber-security leadership’,...

  4. NTAA members tipped for last-minute licensing rush

    Tax and Accountants' Association (NTAA) regarding referrals of clients for advice services, one association has tipped a last-minute rush as the end of the accountants’ exemption approaches. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals...

  5. Not Using New Technology? You Risk Losing Out in 2016

    Promoted by The exponential rate of technological change over the last decade has many experienced accountants and other professionals on the run as they try to keep pace. Keeping up to date professionally has always been challenging enough, but all...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Content Partner
    • Category: Technology

  6. PwC to target SMSF space

    PwC is set to step up its presence in the SMSF sector, following the recent recruitment of a leading SMSF specialist. Late last year, Liz Westover joined the firm from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, where she was head of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super

  7. Super tax rebate gaining support

    rebate to be introduced, as a former Association of Financial Advisers president makes headway with government. In December last year, principal at Paramount Wealth Management, Wayne Leggett, said that instead of concessional contributions being...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Tax

  8. Tax scam reaps hundreds of thousands

    Police have issued a public scam warning following several reports of fraud during the last month, with scammers obtaining more than $100,000 in one single instance. ACT police are investigating a number of incidents in which Canberrans have been...

  9. Government urged to step up involvement in Alt-Fi

    involvement in the online alternative finance sector to boost trust in the emerging lending segment. A KPMG report released last week showed Australia’s alternative finance (Alt-Fi) sector is strong, but “that more work” needs to be done to further...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax

  10. Accountants warned of ASIC shadow shopping

    being warned that the likelihood of them being targeted under the AFSL regime for compliance is even “more intense”. Late last week, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said the regulator plans to undertake a series of expanded and additional projects directed...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super

  11. SMSF trustees at risk following budget

    loans compliant by 30 June this year are at risk of being “badly caught out” by one of the government’s budget measures. In last week's budget, the government proposed introducing a $500,000 lifetime cap for non-concessional contributions to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super

  12. Tax Office to give further LRBA guidance

    it will be releasing in the second half of the year, ahead of the 2017 deadline for LRBAs to be on commercial terms. Late last month, the ATO extended the 30 June 2016 deadline for trustees looking to get their LRBAs on commercial terms to 31 January...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax

  13. Brexit - what does it mean and should you be worried?

    Readers will be well aware by now that the UK referendum last week on whether to Remain as a member of the European Union (EU) or to Leave did not go the way most analysts and the media thought it would. It is a gross understatement to say that the...

  14. Holes remain after SMSF loans tax determination

    with unusual assets continue to face obstacles in ensuring compliance, despite the release of a recent tax ruling. Last month, the ATO further clarified its position on LRBAs and related-party loans through TD 2016/16. You can read about the TD in full...

  15. ATO names big 4 firm in outages review

    appointed a big four accounting firm to conduct an independent review into the widespread digital outages that began late last year, as its CIO issues an apology letter. PwC has been appointed to review the widespread system outages experienced by the...

  16. I'm not on the cloud

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Priya Murthy
    • Category: Business

  17. TPB releases caution, termination numbers

    The Tax Practitioners Board has released its figures for the last 12 months, detailing the number of written cautions, orders and terminations that were issued as a result of tax agents not submitting their annual declarations. The TPB launched the...

  18. Mid-tier tips 457 visa changes as new advice hotspot

    Last week the government announced that it is going to abolish and replace the 457 visas program, providing accountants a new area to assist their clients, according to a mid-tier partner. The Temporary Work (Skilled) subclass 457 visa program is going...

  19. Popular tax deductions scrapped for property investors

    Clients with negative gearing arrangements in place are set to lose out on a popular deduction following last night’s federal budget. From 1 July 2017, the government plans to “improve the integrity of negative gearing” by disallowing deductions for...

  20. Medicare levy rises as another levy ends

    In a welcome move for Australian taxpayers and despite ongoing speculation, it is clear after last night’s budget that a key levy has not been extended, while the Medicare levy has been increased. With its absence from the federal budget, it is...

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