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  1. Payment times transparency will not solve small-business woes, says Labor

    the whole economy benefits.” The bill is likely to pass this week, after a Senate committee gave it the green light late last month.

  2. Payment Times Reporting Bill enters the Senate

    to delay paying the invoice.” The changes to the Payments Times Reporting Act follow a review undertaken by Dr Craig Emerson last year into the effectiveness of the current Act which made several recommendations to improve the operation of the scheme....

  3. Payment times improve despite COVID-19 threat

    but new data suggests business failures will continue to trend upwards over the next 12 months. CreditorWatch’s data for the last month of 2020 found that over three quarters of industry groups had reported a reduction in payment times. The transport,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  4. Payment Times bill introduced into Parliament

    yesterday and overhauls the existing Payment Times Reporting Act 2020. It follows a review undertaken by Dr Craig Emerson last year into the effectiveness of the current Act and made several recommendations to improve the operation of the scheme....

  5. Payment redirection scams cost SMEs $7m, warns ASIC

    of payment redirection scams after the ACCC revealed micro and small businesses had been affected by them the most in the last year. In 2021 ACCC’s Scamwatch received 3,624 reports from businesses regarding payment redirection scams with $13.4 million...

  6. PAYG variation check-up ‘a good idea’ in light of extended ATO flexibility

    the ATO has recognised that.” Mr Croker also urged business owners not to leave PAYG instalment variation discussions to the last minute and to seek out early advice from accountants who are best placed to understand their current situation. “For the...

  7. Payday super part 2: not quite ‘all systems go’

    series that shares the author’s insights on the new Payday Super (PDS) law and implementation of the reforms. Part 1 last week highlighted the problem PDS is designed to solve, recapped the current law, and explained the operation of the new law. In...

  8. Payday Super first year ATO compliance activities locked in

    Please note well that there is no access to the SBSCH from midnight on 30 June 2026. This means that 30 June 2026 is the last time employers can download reports or make any superannuation contributions to the SBSCH. Further guidance material to be...

  9. Payday super ‘couldn’t come soon enough’, says Cbus

    The fund has reported a record recovery of almost $200 million in unpaid super over the last financial year. Cbus Super collected a total of $198.2 million in unpaid super during the 2023–24 financial year that will directly impact superannuation...

  10. Pay slips, record keeping top FY16/17 contraventions list

    Last financial year, two-thirds of the Fair Work Ombudsman’s court cases involved alleged record-keeping or pay slip contraventions, and the regulator notes a significant spike in penalties received. According to its annual report for 2016-17, the FWO...

  11. Pay secrecy law reform a ‘positive first step’, says KeyPay co-founder

    or not to share information regarding their pay and employment terms with colleagues is a “positive first step” but not the last word, according to KeyPay. Co-founder of the cloud-based workforce management and payroll platform Phil Bernie said the...

  12. Pay increases down in accounting

    in Sydney’s accounting market. According to the report, 33.2 per cent of respondents have not received a pay increase in the last 12 months, as opposed to 26.1 per cent in last year’s survey. Of those who did report a pay increase, 29.4 per cent...

  13. Pay gap up to $40k in Sydney accounting firms, study finds

    static while men saw an increase of $4,000, causing the salary gap to increase to 18.28 per cent, up from 13.98 per cent last year.” While salaries at the support level were on par, this was the only role level where women outnumbered men. “Nearly 70...

  14. Passwords a ‘scary’ weakness in accounting firms

    for various platforms, or using autofill passwords is catching out even the most cyber safe accounting firms. As reported last week, the legal, accounting and management services sector provided the OAIC with the third highest number of data breach...

  15. Partner profits reach record highs in 2020

    a result of payment refusal and invoicing errors. Lock-up days remained stable at 76 days, consistent with previous years. Last year also saw increased investment in technology; in part, to facilitate remote working, according to the report, but also to...

  16. Partner intake down, but suburban expansion on the cards for PwC

    down on the record intake of 91 in 2017. There were 27 admissions to PwC’s consulting business, down from 29 admissions last year; 39 admissions to the firm’s financial advisory division, down from 41; and 3 admissions to client, strategy and alignment,...

  17. Part-selling small businesses on the rise

    to the firm, nearly half of all business owners who have sought advice regarding the selling of their business in the last two years have chosen the part-sell option. Mark Calvetti, director of William Buck said since the GFC the firm has noticed...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  18. Part IVA looms over PSI rules

    of personal services income (PSI) has resurfaced, following finalisation of the ATO’s guidance on the subject late last year. On 28 November 2025, the ATO issued PCG 2025/5 which explains when the ATO is more likely to apply compliance resources to...

  19. Part 7 penalty remission draft practice statement released

    relation to superannuation guarantee obligations has now been released, with the new guidelines seemingly more “definitive”. Last week, the ATO released PS LA 2019/D1, an internal document, to ATO officers to guide them on the remission of additional...

  20. Parliamentary pipeline stalling Treasurer’s key tax reforms

    change is still change. That said, the PRRT tax has come under fire as a blunt tool, while the super tax, announced early last year, has yet to clear the lower house. Despite successfully passing changes to the PRRT designed to “deliver a fairer return...