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  1. Is the Commissioner’s speech a turning point for the profession?

    the road’ for tax agents. I want to be expectant that the Commissioner’s stated intent will be followed through because the last, say, 15 years of experience by tax agents has been one of feeling unappreciated, unrepresented and being seen as the...

  2. Is the ATO awakening?

    while the Australian Tax Office had cut businesses some slack because of the pandemic, this generosity wasn't going to last forever. And while the ongoing pandemic and recent lockdowns saw the ATO again ease back on debt collection, there are signs it...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Glenn Crisp, Managing Partner, VIC - Jirsch Sutherland
    • Category: Regulation
  3. Is ranking highly in Google really important for your accounting firm?

    pretty nice holiday. So how do you achieve the legendary first place in Google? And once you get there, what happens? In the last decade, I’ve worked with hundreds of accounting firms across the English-speaking world, helping them with their websites...

  4. Is Marketplace Lending a Good investment?

    better than our ​investor page​. Where is it heading Peer to peer lending represented 24% of all personal loans in the U.S. last year and it seems certain to grow further in Australia. For those looking for investment options for their SMSF or hoping to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Content Sponsor
    • Category: Business
  5. Is it time to talk about quotas in financial services?

    cent, the second-largest gap among all the industries included in the report. According to government projections released last year, it will take another 26 years to close Australia’s national gender pay. The issue of quotas is complex and requires the...

  6. Is commercial property the golden goose of an investment portfolio?

    are relying solely on capital growth for an investment return. “Residential property has seen strong capital growth over the last few years but with many experts predicting that market has peaked or is close to peaking, there is a very real risk that...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Content Partner
    • Category: Business
  7. Is behavioural finance impacting the advice you give clients?

    clients who are resistant to listening to or adopting the advice of their accountant. Speaking at the Access All Areas event last week in Melbourne, Goldi Group founder Amy Fox uncovered the psychology and influence involved with behavioural finance and...

  8. Is bank mistrust breeding financial criminals?

    using a Ponzi scheme method. But eventually he left his victims penniless. He was eventually captured by police and in June last year was jailed for up to 16 years. But the money he stole is long gone. No remediation programs being announced from this...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: James Mitchell
    • Category: Business
  9. IRS, ATO data causing a stir

    are not particularly well understood, especially in a superannuation context. For example, Moodys Gartner director Roy Berg last year explained that it’s not strictly US citizens that are subject to US estate tax, in a podcast with Accountants Daily....

  10. Iran conflict ‘will have little impact’ on Australian super system, SMC says

    fluctuations in the equity markets, with profit-to-member funds returning over 7.5 per cent a year on average over the last decade to December. The group’s analysis of significant market downturns shows balanced options experience a fraction of the...

  11. IR reforms will end up closing small business, says advocate

    owners had been overlooked in the sometimes heated debate over the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill introduced to Parliament last Thursday. For most businesses, the focus of concern has been Labor’s intention to expand the multi-employer bargaining system,...

  12. IPA’s liability cover gets green light

    Conway. All IPA members in practice must maintain a minimum professional indemnity insurance cover of $1 million. Late last month, the PSC confirmed CPA Australia’s scheme would expire from 7 October this year. It operates in all mainland jurisdictions....

  13. IPA welcomes Ombudsman’s review into OSfA

    Owen officially launched her review into OSfA, building on her previous review into the ATO's registered agent phone line last year. The IPA said that the two reviews were intrinsically linked and welcomed the action to fix OSfA, noting that its current...

  14. IPA welcomes govt's small business package

    The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has applauded the government’s jobs and small business package, announced last week, calling it a huge step forward in driving small business innovation, productivity and growth. IPA chief executive officer...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  15. IPA urges IGTO to prioritise review into payday super readiness

    the Tax Ombudsman to prioritise a review into payday super readiness for this year, with the start date fast approaching. Last month, the Inspector-General of Taxation and Tax Ombudsman (IGTO) Ruth Owen released a shortlist of proposed reviews for the...

  16. IPA ups focus on ‘social impact’ of accountants

    news comes as research again suggests the stress levels of professionals and business owners is on the rise in Australia. Last week, Robert Half released the results of its latest research, revealing that 76 per cent of Australian CFOs believe the...

  17. IPA to roll out next stage of digitisation strategy in 2020

    digitise our knowledge management with the IPA. So, there’s a lot to do, and it’s really exciting to be a part of.” Over the last several years, the IPA has engaged in rolling over to cloud computing and is now in a position to leverage some of those...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Maja Garaca Djurdjevic
    • Category: Regulation
  18. IPA pushes for small business guarantee

    The recommendation comes via the IPA’s Australian Small Business White Paper, launched in Parliament House on Wednesday last week. IPA chief executive officer Andrew Conway noted that Australia is one of only a few developed-world countries without such...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mitchell Turner
    • Category: Business
  19. IPA members hit by data breach

    Members of the IPA received an email last week after their names and member numbers were leaked. The body has stressed that the breach did not include any personal information. The Institute of Public Accountants has sent an email to all its members...

  20. IPA locks in new software partnership

    with St.George to offer members concessional rates on home loans. The association also announced a deal with Qantas late last year, to incentivise its members via the Qantas Business Rewards program when they attend major IPA events, participate in...