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  1. Avoid copying last year’s return, warns ATO

    Those with work expenses included in their deductions have been cautioned against copying last year’s return with changes made to the deductions. The ATO has warned taxpayers and their agents against copying work-related expense claims used previously...

  2. Avoid another myGov fiasco: Govt urged to listen to accountants on ABN reform

    government to tap into the large pool of accounting professionals to aid in its plan to reform and modernise the ABN system. Last week, the government released a consultation paper covering recommendations from the Black Economy Taskforce, including...

  3. Average refund plummets by $580, total payout down $5.4bn

    31 deadline, ATO figures reveal. Data supplied to Accountants Daily revealed 10.5 million taxpayers put in returns by last month’s date, up from 10.2 million last year, with half of those self-prepared and the other half done by tax agents. But a...

  4. Average cyber crime costs a small business $40k

    a favourite target. Each cyber crime costs a small business $40,000 on average and the number of attacks leapt 13 per cent last year to the equivalent of one every seven minutes, the Australian Cyber Security Centre reveals in its 2021-22 report....

  5. Average ATO refund tumbles $430 compared to last July

    is already down by $1.7 billion. The average refund for early tax return lodgers has dropped by more than $430 compared with last year and the total amount issued has fallen by $1.7 billion, according to ATO statistics for the first month of FY23-24....

  6. Automated assistants, bots tipped to ramp up in accounting space

    help explain information and find answers. For example I can ask my mobile banking app how much I spent at Woolworths in the last six months and it will tell me,” he said. “We’ve actually put a little bot in our portal and it invites advisers to ask a...

  7. Automate these 3 processes to improve your practice’s efficiency

    When was the last time you stepped back and reviewed your key business processes? Are you keeping up to date with technology? Is your current way of working still the best way for your team and your clients? Could you be working more efficiently? With...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: ATOmate Powered by Business Automation Works (BAW)
    • Category: Technology

  8. Australians lose record $851m to scammers in 2020

    Over $851 million was lost to scams last year — the biggest losses ever recorded in a single year — as scammers capitalised on the pandemic to defraud Australians. Investment scams accounted for the biggest losses, at $328 million, followed by romance...

  9. Australians hit with biggest income tax increase in OECD

    and middle-income earners the most. Australians shouldered the biggest increase in income tax rates in the developed world last financial year due to bracket creep and the end of the LMITO, according to a report from the OECD. In the financial year...

  10. Australians have lost $63m to phone scams in 2021

    reported a record $211 million in losses to scams so far this year, an 89 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. The losses, reported between 1 January and 19 September, have already surpassed the $175.6 million reported to Scamwatch...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: James Mitchell
    • Category: Business

  11. Australian SME owners report ‘stable’ mental wellbeing

    with 43 per cent of respondents having indicated that running a business had inflicted significant levels of stress over the last year. This was followed by anxiety being reported as a common mental health challenge, with 35 per cent reporting it as a...

  12. Australian small businesses trail rest of APAC: CPA

    A recent survey from CPA Australia placed Australian small businesses last or near last on nearly all vital indicators. Inadequate use of technology and a lack of young entrepreneurs continue to undermine Australia’s small business market, said CPA...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Nick Wilson
    • Category: Business

  13. Australian firms warned of cloud ‘death spiral’

    if they want to avoid a similar fate. “It’s hard to get out of that death spiral that the Kiwis have got,” he added. “In the last two years we’ve just seen this start to happen in Australia; profit per partner and revenue per partner on the decline, and...

  14. Australian economy needs SMEs to succeed, says COSBOA

    about the economy in the next 12 months. Fifty-three per cent said their optimism levels have remained stagnant over the last 12 months and only 22 per cent said they are more optimistic. Small business owners have outlined government policy would make...

  15. Australian CFOs losing faith in corporate reporting

    55 per cent are confident that they are achieving full compliance with their corporate reporting, compared with 84 per cent last year. The responses from Australian CFOs depicted a similar trend, with only 40 per cent of CFOs confident in their overall...

  16. Australian businesses soaring towards the cloud

    by this time next year,” Mr Ridd said. “The number of Australian small businesses using Xero has doubled since September last year, and we’re looking forward to continuing to build our small business user base and providing them with the mobility and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  17. Australian businesses lose $227m in payment redirection scams

    the hardest hit according to the ACCC report. There was a 77 per cent increase in payment redirection scams in Australia last year with businesses losing $277 million according to the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report. The...

  18. Australian alt-fi market growing finds big 4 firm

    introduction of legislation to parliament to enact the extension of crowd-sourced equity funding to proprietary companies last week. However, RSM raised doubts about the new fundraising approach and the conditions of eligibility.

  19. Australian AI Awards program returns for 2025

    boosting efficiency and enabling entirely new product categories. From emerging SMEs to established blue-chip giants, last year’s awards attracted hundreds of submissions showcasing the full spectrum of AI innovation. These success stories are a...

  20. Australian accounting firm held to ransom by Hunters International

    the T A Khoury & Co listing. Hunters International is a relatively young ransomware gang, having first appeared in October last year. In a short time, it has launched several high-profile attacks, including on the US subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder...

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