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  1. Women wrong targets to fix accounting ‘boys club’

    precious attention” in focusing on women to fix gender disparities in the workplace, and should instead be focused on male leaders. Speaking at the Tax Institute’s Women in Tax National Congress 2017, leading commentator on women and the workforce,...

  2. PwC auditor cancels rego amid ASIC dispute

    auditor after his retirement, which follows a dispute between the two parties. PwC partner Stephen James Bourke was the lead auditor for the audit of the financial report of Vocation Limited for the year ended 30 June 2014. The big four firm was named...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  3. Deadline for wealthy clients on the horizon

    which exceeded the transfer balance cap on 1 July by $100,000 or less will need to be rectified by 31 December 2017. In the lead up to 30 June 2017 this year, the ATO provided super funds with transitional relief so that if the fund was above the $1.6...

  4. Mid-tier nabs CA after multi-billion dollar deal

    to leverage Mr Schiavello’s relationships in the wagering sector and Victorian legal firms. Most recently, Mr Schiavello lead the integration planning for Tabcorp’s wagering division, as part of its proposed $11 billion merger with Tatts Group. Mr...

  5. KPMG appoints CA to top job in Queensland

    of its veteran executives to the position of Queensland chair, effective 1 January 2018. Michael Hiller, current national leader at the firm’s infrastructure, government and healthcare practice, will take over from current chair Rob Jones. Mr Jones will...

  6. Major uni, big 4 partner on education, training

    education continues to mount, a big four firm and Australian university have teamed up to deliver work placements and leadership training. UNSW Sydney and KPMG yesterday announced they locked in a long-term strategic partnership on 8 December. It will...

  7. Accounting firms getting creative as Millennial numbers rise

    the employee vote.” Mr Butler also believes there is a business case for flexible workplaces in an accounting firm in the lead up to busy periods in the year. “Accountancy firms are also looking for flexibility in their workspace to allow them to grow...

  8. Corporate accounting problems dominate ASIC’s review

    accounting policy judgements. The corporate regulator said that its inquiries of individual entities would not necessarily lead to material restatements, with matters involving 18 of the entities having been concluded without any changes to their...

  9. Advice, tax group makes WA acquisition

    reps and those joining the group can expect significantly expanded services including our proven range of marketing and lead generation programs, and established training and education services,” he said. Settlement of the deal is expected to be...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  10. Big 4 firm features heavily in Board of Taxation appointments

    and the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. Mr Yaxley was appointed Western Australia state lead tax partner in 2013, with 30 years of corporate tax experience under his belt. He was extensively involved in mining industry tax...

  11. Supply, demand patterns for firms creates 'interesting dynamic'

    be actually starting to see it happen,” Ms Penn said. While this is likely to still be 10 years away, she expects this will lead to an increase in the number of firms being sold. “I think the combination of Baby Boomers retiring, changes [in the...

  12. KPMG adds 25+ staff to Aus office in new cyber security play

    opportunity for enterprises to find new growth engines and innovate amid this disruption,” said Gordon Archibald, national lead, cyber security services, KPMG Australia. “KPMG’s IAM solutions team can help clients across all industries to protect their...

  13. Keeping the season of giving alive

    other ways to give back. Volunteering and fundraising can equally make a positive difference. Julia Newbould, Stella Network lead, BT Financial Group

  14. Pushing for change 'horribly underestimated' in accounting, consultant finds

    there's definitely a contingent of people who resist change,” said Ms Penn. “Quite often you do need someone externally to [lead change] especially if the reason you've got a consultant in in the first place is because you're so busy you don't know if...

  15. Tax, technical quirks put clients at ‘crippling’ risk of penalty

    cycle to other tax obligations and to pay superannuation to the employee’s choice of superannuation fund. “This can lead to an employer with 30 or 40 employees having to make payments to dozens of different superannuation funds. “To add insult to...

  16. Mid-tier flags popular business succession hurdles

    for some businesses to start to lose one or two key customers or for other slight changes to occur which can quite quickly lead to a decline in the value of the business,” he warned. “[This] makes it much more challenging to market the business and...

  17. New surveillance tactics on the cards for tax time 2018

    the ATO in 2018, particularly when it comes to work-related expenses. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s tax leader, Michael Croker, said accountants should expect the ATO to ramp up its use of behavioural science and education to keep...

  18. Institutional, big 4 exec hires mark service line boosts for Grant Thornton

    as a partner in its financial services division. “We are excited about expanding our expertise in this important area,” said lead partner of Grant Thornton’s financial services industry group, Madeleine Mattera. Chris Watson is also returning to the...

  19. Do you want to be a rusted adviser?

    for our colleagues in the future. Unfortunately, I do not believe we are being served well at the current time and this will lead us and our profession to a destination which is not desired. The profession is changing and it is changing quickly. Action...

  20. Mid-tier looks to tackle lengthy cash lock-up days

    Kurtonal. “We looked at our business and we were still accepting cheque and cash and payments that we know aren't going to lead us into the future so we designed the portal. “We're fairly confident with the next few phase roll-outs that we have planned...