Assuming lead is required, the following 1487 results were found.

  1. ATO warns against profit shifting

    of taxpayer alerts as an early warning to taxpayers and their advisers about emerging profit-shifting arrangements that may lead to tax avoidance. “Taxpayer alerts set out our concerns on emerging practices,” Mr Hirschhorn said. “They are an effective...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  2. Budget empowers ATO tax avoidance crackdown

    of an all-new taskforce. As part of the 2016-17 budget, the establishment of a new Tax Avoidance Taskforce will lead the renewed crackdown on multinational tax avoidance, with the ATO providing an additional $679 million in funding over four years to...

  3. Merger to create third largest accounting association

    and consulting firms in the world. Allinial Global’s president and CEO Terry Snyder and IAPA’s CEO Stephen Hamlet will lead a team of representatives from both associations into further discussions. The proposed combination is subject to the execution...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  4. Fin services 'most trusted', says Deloitte

    they entrust their personal data, are reliable, and that they treat their information with respect," said Deloitte national lead partner, cyber risk services, Tommy Viljoen. "One of the most telling findings in this year's consumer survey is that 94 per...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  5. Law changes could 'incentivise' bankruptcy

    people into insolvency," he said. "Given the high number of Australians in financial stress, these changes will lead to an explosion in the number of consumer-related bankruptcies. "But even more worrying is the fact that everyday working Australians...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  6. Client data under-utilised by accountants

    client if they've commenced a transition to retirement income stream," said Mr Bates. "There's a lot of data there that can lead to a conversation."

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Miranda Brownlee
    • Category: Technology
  7. RSM appoints new leaders

    and is a partner in the firm’s Business Advisory division. Speaking of his appointment, Mr O’Rourke said he is excited to lead the firm and praised outgoing chairman Mr Hutchinson for setting up a platform for him to build on. "Over the past 24 years...

  8. Research shows 60 per cent of SMEs are refused loans

    retail industries, transact primarily in cash, and if this money never enters a bank account, it cannot be verified and can lead to a healthy business being rejected for a loan," he said. The index covers small businesses that have been operating for at...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  9. Grant Thornton nabs new partner from PwC

    to do this in an environment that fosters trusted relationships with its clients and its people. Grant Thornton is a clear leader in this space and I’m looking forward to being part of our clients’ growth journey." My Savage is the firm's eighth lateral...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  10. SMEs reveal pessimistic forecast

    Nearly half of Australian SME owners believe the economy will decline in the next year, leading to a pessimistic forecast of their own performance. MYOB’s Business Monitor survey of more than 1,000 SME owners has found that 42 per cent of those...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  11. Auditor warns of increasing GST breaches

    and is recorded as a separate asset called 'GST refundable'." Where this issue isn’t identified and rectified this may lead to the SMSF breaching r8.02B SISR, as they have provided an incorrect market value of property asset in the fund financials. It...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Miranda Brownlee
    • Category: Tax
  12. Annual reports shorter but need improvement, says KPMG

    provided information on their longer-term business strategy (56 per cent globally); • no Australian reports included lead indicators on staff productivity, or labour relations outcomes (global 10 per cent). Duncan McLennan, KPMG national managing...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  13. Accountants warned on SMSF documentation traps

    tension between these legal drivers and the potentials of modern technology. If not properly respected, this tension can lead to real pain for the trustee and the assets of the fund."

  14. Leadership, structural changes at BDO’s Perth arm

    BDO Perth has this morning announced some leadership changes, including regarding its chief executive officer, in an effort to align itself with the mid-tier’s national structure. Mergers and acquisitions partner Peter Toll has been appointed as the...

  15. William Buck eyes growth in SA office audit team

    immediately, the firm has promoted senior accountant Joann Chang to the role of audit manager in which she will help lead future growth strategies. Ms Chang, who began at William Buck as a graduate in 2011, said she was thankful for the opportunities...

  16. Mid-tier nabs PwC exec in FY16-17 shake-up

    year "with a bang". William Buck has established a business recovery offering, with Laurie Fitzgerald being appointed to lead the division, along with consultant Michael Humphries, who both previously worked at Grant Thornton. "The creation of this...

  17. Big four tips looming stamp duty tax reforms

    "There are also reforms on smaller levels the government could embrace; you can take cost out of the economy which will lead to great efficiency," he said. "For example, we have many different rules for the employee contractor divide; if you were to...

  18. KPMG ramps up fintech moves

    resources sector last year. It has been designed to help mutual banks and credit unions and their members gain access to leading fintech innovators. It also provides a unique opportunity for fintech ventures to work with a number of like-minded mutuals...

  19. Warnings on new accountant-focused products

    system to deliver the advice,” she said. If the accountant is seen to be giving the advice when they are not, this could lead to legal issues. “People always go to the person that’s told them the information. This is why financial advisers end up in...

  20. Mid-tier expands regional presence

    and benefiting, from that transition,” he added. The firm will announce the appointment of the three local directors to lead the new office when it opens for business in September.