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  1. Findex bolsters M&A program with head of strategy, transactions appointment

    to the newly crafted position and was set to spearhead the organisation’s M&A and strategic growth initiatives, while leading a team focused on scaling the M&A program. In the role, Matuschka would identify and acquire strategically aligned accounting,...

  2. Side hustlers could be slapped with large tax bills this year, warns CPA

    required to report the income earned by their users under the Sharing Economy Reporting Regime (SERR). Jenny Wong, CPA tax lead, said workers who had earned money through UberEats, Airtasker, YouTube and OnlyFans and did not report and pay tax on the...

  3. CPA calls on workers to prepare for looming SG increase

    to make to their employees’ superannuation funds rise from 11.5 per cent to 12 per cent. Richard Webb, CPA superannuation lead, said the increase could make a substantial difference to retirement savings over time. “For a young person on $60,000 a year,...

  4. BDO Canberra adds 2 partners amid board meeting preparation

    The firm’s recently established Canberra branch has added two advisory partners to its leadership team ahead of BDO Australia’s board meeting this week. BDO Australia has appointed advisory experts Hellen Thomas and Nabil Hossain as partners of its...

  5. NSW budget delivers slight promise for grappling SMEs: CPA

    products and the diversification of manufacturing. Gavan Ord, CPA Australia’s business investment and international lead, said the blueprint would be set to bring support to NSW’s small businesses, as more investment would be attracted to the state....

  6. Moore Australia promotes 6 across national network

    “Hugo joining our Moore Australia partner team is a reflection of our focus on quality, growth and commitment to regional leadership.” “We’re proud to be attracting professionals of Hugo’s calibre. It’s a sign that our vision is resonating – and that...

  7. RBA’s shock rate hold set to ‘cloud’ business sentiment

    provide suitable reforms to help the community navigate and overcome the current economic climate. Gavan Ord, CPA business lead, said many small businesses looked for further rate cuts and genuine productivity reform as they were essential in restoring...

  8. Perks Adelaide names Lisa Pritchard as general manager

    Black, chief executive, welcomed Pritchard and said she would bring a “rare combination” of strategic insight, operational leadership and client-facing experience. “As South Australia’s private business economy continues to thrive, Lisa’s leadership...

  9. FTDT: The sleeping giant awakes

    genuine misunderstandings by taxpayers and practitioners, and greater scrutiny by the ATO of trust arrangements. This is leading to increased tax disputes, and more bona fide arrangements that do not involve any mischief are being caught in the wake of...

  10. Tax Office reports 300% rise in ATO impersonation scams

    security officer for APJ at Sophos, said the time of year and a lack of understanding about how the ATO communicates can lead to Australians falling victim to tax scams. “With added pressure of tax season and people unaware that the ATO’s main form of...

  11. Why accounting firms are primed to use AI agents in their work

    that “36 per cent of an accountant’s tasks may be automated, and 26 per cent assisted by generative AI, [which] could lead to a shift towards a more advisory and strategic role for accountants.” Notably, this research pre-dates the arrival of Agentic...

  12. ESS tax implications could cost employers, employees, HLB warns

    tax point was delayed until certain conditions were met, such as the lifting of sale restrictions. Yet, this deferral could lead to larger tax bills down the track if share values had increased. Bardos said special tax concessions could apply to...

  13. FTDT reform required to ‘restore fair balance’, says CPA

    (FTEs), interposed entity elections (IEEs), and family trust distributions tax (FTDT). Jenny Wong, CPA Australia tax lead, said while these provisions were originally introduced to prevent the misuse of trust tax losses, their current implementation was...

  14. Aussie SMEs still optimistic as sales remain volatile, Xero says

    the long-term average of the XSBI series. However, despite the slowdown in sales, Australian small businesses continued to lead other markets tracked in the series, including New Zealand and the United Kingdom – demonstrating “ongoing resilience”...

  15. ‘The devil will be in the details’: Concerns raised over tax reform proposal

    added more fuel to the public debate on tax reform, yet was sceptical that an increased tax burden on large companies would lead to a more dynamic and resilient economy. Chris Freeland, chief executive of CPA Australia, said the Commission’s “audacious”...

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

    discussion or focus on how this would apply to, and impact, small businesses. Gavan Ord, CPA Australia business investment lead, welcomed the Commission’s proposal for cautious AI regulation but noted it had “missed an opportunity to recommend...

  17. ‘Increasingly sophisticated’ tax-time scams require proactivity from accountants

    or email confirmation, which these scams can easily bypass. Under pressure to process payments fast, one small slip can lead to major financial loss,” he said. In conversation with Accountants Daily, Higgins said that, with tax season in full swing, ATO...

  18. CPA welcomes ATO’s commitment to service improvements

    as well as addressing other concerns raised by CPA members. The forum attracted tax professionals, policymakers and industry leaders, all of whom raised concern over the ATO’s frontline services, such as its letters and registered tax agent phone line....

  19. Women in Finance Summit 2025 launches

    businesses across the financial services sector. Now in its third year, the Women in Finance Summit is designed for female leaders in the financial services space (including accounting, mortgage and finance broking, lending, financial advice, and...

  20. Vinyl’s $2m raise backed by Tidal Ventures, high-profile SaaS founders

    white-collar work: “from Harvey in legal, to Heidi, Lyrebird, Milli, and Jump in healthcare and financial planning. Vinyl is leading that wave in accounting”, the platform proclaimed. Vinyl co-founder Trent McLaren said: “Vinyl started as a smart...