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  1. ATO action likely as cryptocurrency takes off with clients

    with characteristics similar to bitcoin are an asset for capital gains tax (CGT) purposes, as per the ATO’s update last year. “Accodex has observed a spike in enquiries in recent months. Most of them are speculators that have made significant capital...

  2. ATO ‘hell bent’ on chasing down $34bn in small business debts

    become the exception rather than the rule and “there will be exits”, warned deputy commissioner Vivek Chaudhary in September last year. Small businesses in particular have been targeted for owing 65 per cent of the $50 billion in the ATO’s collectable...

  3. ATO ‘absolutely’ to continue paperless push in 2019

    accounts. That’s where a payment summary will be delivered,” Mr Drost told Accountants Daily at Accountech Live in Melbourne last year. “By stealth, the ATO are removing the paper. When a client signs up to MyGov, a lot of paper stops coming through the...

  4. ATO 'under resourced completely' to deal with SMSFs: analyst

    said the ATO is struggling to keep up with its normal tax duties and is “under resourced completely.” “With SMSFs over the last five years, on top of a GFC, no wonder the tax department can’t’ keep up. And changes to superannuation are just constant,”...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Super
  5. ASX-listed firm names CA, CPA in exec ranks

    to solely focus on the position of executive chairman. “It has been a privilege and an honour to lead MainstreamBPO over the last 11 years. As I step back from day-to-day management duties, the group is in great shape,” he said. “I look forward to...

  6. ASX 300 reap profits from JobKeeper

    A new report shows 58 of the 66 ASX 300 listed companies which received JobKeeper between July and December last year reported positive earnings. An Ownership Matters report released on Thursday showed that 58 of the 66 ASX 300 companies which received...

  7. Association alleges CPA fallout ‘spooked’ regulators

    2018. AIOFP executive director Peter Johnston told delegates to the association’s national conference on Hamilton Island last month that external events have held up the AIOFP’s application, which was filed in May 2017. “The primary problem has been the...

  8. Assistant Treasurer puts ATO on notice over tax profession interaction

    taxpayers with rental properties being represented by a tax agent. The Assistant Treasurer’s predecessor, Stuart Robert, had last year promised to hold the Commissioner of Taxation to concept of “grace”, in response to complaints around the ATO’s...

  9. Assistant Treasurer pushed on Div 7A announcement as start date looms

    a further clarification for unpaid present entitlements to come within the scope of Division 7A. In a further development, last year’s 2019–20 budget revealed yet another deferral to 1 July 2020, with the government acknowledging that it had received...

  10. Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention shares insights in Momentum Media exclusive

    but needs business leaders to play an active role too. In addition to doubling its spend on mental health resources over the last decade, the government has recently committed over $5 million to supporting mental health first aid courses – something...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  11. Asparq makes double swoop for accounting, insurance firms

    consulting role at Asparq. The acquisitions emerge as a new stage of growth for the boutique multidisciplinary firm, which last year announced the appointment of former Ernst & Young tax partner Denise Brotherton as its accounting and advisory business...

  12. ASIC’s top 10 ways to sniff out fraud before it’s too late

    Cryptocurrency scams cost a record $701 million last year and is rising fast, says the regulator. If your online romantic partner is asking for financial favours, or that celebrity ad fails the sniff test, you might be looking at a crypto scam in the...

  13. ASIC warns accountants against ‘licensees for hire’

    professor said that the regulator’s “previous experience” with transition periods indicates many may wait until the last possible moment to make a firm decision on licensing options. “I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a rush at the end,” she said. On...

  14. ASIC unveils latest licensing numbers

    This is an increase of 16 applications since 22 October this year. ASIC has now approved 78 applications, up from 74 as of last month. However, 101 applications have also been rejected or withdrawn, an increase of nine rejections since last month. ASIC...

  15. ASIC to target environmental frauds in wider agenda

    After achieving $76.3 million in civil penalties in the second half of last year, the commission has expanded its focus areas for 2023. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned businesses that misleading sustainability...

  16. ASIC to re-examine limited advice model

    manager of external affairs Dr Jane Rennie said the consultation was much needed, particularly in light of its research last year that found that accountants providing a holistic financial advice service faced over $110,000 in registration and fees....

  17. ASIC to explore ‘regulatory hooks’ it can use in KPMG investigation

    at the big four firm after formally commencing an investigation into KPMG. Appearing before a Senate estimates hearing last week, ASIC chair Sarah Court said that ASIC had commenced a formal investigation into KPMG in relation to the conduct of a few of...

  18. ASIC tells accountants: expect delays until 2017

    the longest transition period that we’ve ever had for a regime like this and we received 66 per cent of applications in the last four months,” Mr Day said. “We put very public notices out that we wanted people to apply by the end of March this year. If...

  19. ASIC swoops as three firms fail on obligations

    liquidator. ASIC will hold the form in escrow and cancel his registration upon the earlier of the finalisation of Mr Angus’ last external administration or 31 January 2018. Mr Angus will be required to take reasonable and necessary steps to finalise all...

  20. ASIC suspends Dixon Advisory AFS licence

    proceedings, claims being determined by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority and regulatory penalties. In November last year, law firm Piper Alderman filed a class action against Dixon Advisory over allegations the company provided conflicting...