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  1. Aussie start-ups secure record level of funding: KPMG

    Despite a global lull in venture capital, local businesses attracted a landmark $5.84 billion in investment last year. Australian start-ups secured record venture capital funding of $5.84 billion in 2022, up 2 per cent on the previous year, despite a...

  2. Accounting job ads rebound in January to rise almost 8%

    decline. Accounting job ads rebounded in January to rise 7.6 per cent and record the first month-on-month increase since last August, according to the latest data from employment website Seek. The rise reflected an across-the-board increase in job ads...

  3. ASIC launches greenwashing court action against Mercer

    The first legal case comes after the regulator issued over $140,000 infringement notices for greenwashing last year. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched proceedings in the Federal Court against Mercer Superannuation...

  4. GDP grows but slows, while inflation edges lower

    UPDATED: The latest figures from the ABS reveal economic growth last year and show inflation coming off its peak. GDP growth slowed for the second consecutive quarter to just 0.5 per cent according to ABS figures for December, which was down on the...

  5. CFOs call halt to finance salary honeymoon, says recruiter

    Almost 60 per cent of CFOs have had unrealistic salary requests in the last 12 months and executives are drawing a line in the sand. Finance candidates must rein in their salary demands with nearly 60 per cent of CFOs saying they have received an...

  6. RBA reveals March interest rate decision

    The Reserve Bank has announced its cash rate decision following its rate increase last month to start the year. The RBA has decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.60 per cent, the 10th consecutive rise and highest level since...

  7. Know your client’s crypto or risk a blowout, expert warns

    Avoid finding out at the last minute that there are thousands of transactions to reconcile that haven’t been priced into the job. A crypto expert is warning accountants to ensure they know what their clients have been doing with crypto or else the...

  8. How the ATO will turn celebrity into a challenge

    Individuals will pay tax on their fame unless there are changes to last year’s draft determination. The ATO’s draft taxation determination TD 2022/D3 sets out the proposed treatment of an individual’s fame. It say, in essence, that because the law...

  9. ‘Aggressive’ ATO puts directors in front line for tax debts

    notices are now its first resort, according to Tax Assure. The number of companies in tax debt distress has tripled since last year and the ATO has changed tack to go straight after directors, according to Melbourne-based consultant Tax Assure. Tax...

  10. Data hacks set off alarm bells about privacy, survey finds

    controls over what information can be collected and how it is held. Data breaches affected almost one in two Australians last year and nine out of 10 now want more rights under privacy laws to delete what is being held or to pursue compensation,...

  11. Federal Court dismisses ASIC’s case against liquidator

    legal battle against the regulator with the Federal Court dismissing proceedings brought against him. The Federal Court late last week dismissed ASIC’s case against Jason Bettles, a registered liquidator and partner at Worrells Solvency and Accounting....

  12. ATO hits SMSF trustees with record disqualifications, fines

    trustees from overstepping the mark. The ATO disqualified a record 753 SMSF trustees and imposed $29 million in penalties last year and has flagged renewed resolve to crack down on those persistently breaking the law in 2023–24. It said that compared to...

  13. RBA reveals interest rate decision for Cup Day

    The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its cash rate decision following higher than expected inflation figures for last quarter. The Reserve Bank has decided to increase the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4:35 per cent after CPI result for the...

  14. AFCA helps small business reclaim $23m, disputes up 9%

    is surprised by a fall in complaints over business loans. Small businesses made almost 4,000 complaints to AFCA in the last financial year, up 9 per cent, and won more than $23 million in compensation and refunds, the authority says. Disputes over...

  15. CPA Australia’s ‘final round’ of job cuts claims 4

    which the body says completes its restructuring. CPA Australia cut four more positions yesterday in what it says will be the last in its rolling redundancy program underway since June, which has claimed up to 12 per cent of the body’s 600-plus staff....

  16. Jobless rate up to 3.9%, ‘hints of softer labour market’

    Unemployment has risen from its low last November and the growth in monthly hours worked is slowing, ABS data shows. Unemployment moved up to 3.9 per cent in November from a revised 3.8 per cent in October, according to seasonally adjusted data...

  17. CPI result encouraging, but fight far from over: Treasurer

    ABS data shows annual inflation fell to its lowest level in almost two years last November. Annual inflation fell to 4.3 per cent in November, down from 4.9 per cent the prior month, but “the fight is far from over” the Treasurer said yesterday....

  18. How Victoria widens its land tax horizons

    Changes to the regime in the state last year expand levies on vacant land and prohibit contracts that seek to pass on certain liabilities. The State Taxation Acts Amendment Act 2023 received royal assent on 12 December and makes changes to: Expand the...

  19. Vacancy tax expansion: Getting your house in order by 1 July

    The vacancy residential land tax (VRLT) was expanded late last year to apply to all residential land in Victoria and not just specific inner suburbs within metropolitan Melbourne. The expansion commences from 1 January 2025, and applies the VRLT based...

  20. Women in Finance Summit 2024 launches

    After a successful inaugural event last year, the Women in Finance Summit is returning in 2024 with more business insights and networking opportunities. The Women in Finance Summit 2024 will be held on Friday, 15 November 2024 at Hyatt Regency, Sydney,...