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  1. Sky-high demand for staff ‘the number one problem’

    opportunity to identify real solutions”, CPA Australia said. ABS data showing the unemployment rate fell to 3.4 per cent last month simply reinforced the fact that “thousands” of accountants were needed to make up the shortfall, CPA Australia general...

  2. Skills shortage driving SMEs to the brink, says Insolvency Australia

    With supply chain problems and rising inflation, an inability to find workers is the last straw for many. The nationwide skills shortage is becoming a key factor in forcing businesses into insolvency with SMEs hardest hit, said Insolvency Australia....

  3. Skilled migration system ‘unfit for purpose’

    fail to meet their needs. There are over 1,000 such agreements currently in place, increasing almost two-fold in the last 18 months.” The report said while changes in policies to increase labour supply and promote skill acquisition for the local...

  4. Skill drought forces accountancy to trial four-day week

    skill drought. “The intention was to have a happy team and have a great culture here, but as we’ve moved along, even in the last three to four months the labour shortage has gotten much worse and we’re really struggling,” said Ms Holden. “We can’t...

  5. Six steps to scaling your firm: part 2

    Following part one of the six steps to scaling your firm through outsourcing, part two looks at the last three steps in how to use offshoring to grow your accounting firm. Accounting firms that wish to scale and grow often turn to outsourcing, but they...

  6. SISFA warns against special treatment for accountants in advice reform

    Association, with the aim of reforming and simplifying the current advice framework. Speaking at a Pritchitt Partners event last week, SMSFA chief executive John Maroney said the groups were working through a blueprint to take to government around a...

  7. Single Touch Payroll deadline looms

    exemption, or have been granted a quarterly reporting concession,” an ATO spokesperson told sister publication My Business last week. “The ATO is encouraging small employers to engage with us ahead of the 30 September deadline if they’re not ready to...

  8. Single Touch Payroll — closely held payees

    monthly activity statement to report PAYGW or GST, the STP report is due at the same time as the activity statement for the last month of each quarter, i.e. September, December, March and June. The due date of the STP report will always align with the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Robyn Jacobson, The Tax Institute
    • Category: Business
  9. Simplifying award compliance with technology — federal budget announcement

    causing regulators to consider how technology can be used to simplify compliance in award-based industries. Through last week’s federal budget, the government has thrown its support towards wage compliance, announcing spending of $10 million over four...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: David P Sofrà and Kevin Ferdinands, KPMG
    • Category: Technology
  10. Simplification of CGT system could hurt SMSF trustees

    2020 on the Gold Coast, Insyt chief executive Darren Wynen said the Board of Taxation report released by the government late last year could have significant implications for those looking to contribute the proceeds of the sale of their business to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sarah Kendell
    • Category: Super
  11. Silver lining in new withholding obligation law

    complied with could help tax advisers identify cash flow issues with their business clients sooner, says one tax expert. Last year, new laws passed, introducing new legislation to deny an income tax deduction for certain payments if the associated...

  12. Side hustles run from home can trigger CGT, tax lawyer warns

    carrying on a business or regularly used for visits by clients and customers”, he told the Tax Institute Summit in Melbourne last week. A home office would fail to meet this criterion, he said, if was a matter of convenience to carry out work from home...

  13. Shorten says he ‘loves accountants’ despite deductions cap

    who wants to invest in our people?” The opposition leader’s comments come after he described such tax deductions as a “rort” last week, with the profession hitting back. Labor has based its policy on the ATO’s 2014–15 figures which showed that 48 people...

  14. Shortcut method extension to accelerate pressure on ATO

    set to put additional pressure on the ATO as citizens continue to seek out remote arrangements beyond this financial year. Last month, the ATO confirmed it had extended the deduction shortcut until 30 June 2022 in response to “continued extenuating...

  15. Short-changed for lodging quarterly: A case study

    but was ultimately denied access due to the fact that he had only made taxable supplies in January 2020 and his last statement to the ATO was for the quarter ended 31 December 2019. The taxpayer provided proof of taxable supplies made in January 2020,...

  16. Short term loans – bank vs non-bank – what’s the go?

    of borrowing. Reputation and specialisation is key Reputable and specialist short term lenders are absolutely not lenders of last resort! They take responsible lending seriously and will simply not knowingly advance funds to a borrower that will get...

  17. Short Term Loans - Exits 101

    or for loan continuity on revised terms should be explored. Formal default and legal proceedings really should be a lender’s last resort. A case study Quantum Credit had set a 6 month loan for $1.5m on a commercial mortgage in WA and the exit was to be...

  18. Shock tax code changes hit industry

    Governance procedures introduced by the Assistant Treasurer without warning last week have flown under the radar but will overwhelm many firms, practitioners say. The tax community has been blindsided by a set of rule changes mandating firms to...

  19. ShineWing flags major expansion across Australia

    is planning to open offices around the country following the recent Moore Stephens Melbourne / ShineWing merger. As reported last year in AccountantsDaily, Moore Stephens' Melbourne office recently merged with the Chinese giant's local operation,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  20. Shifting client base triggers compliance warning

    he said. “I think a lot of accountants don’t know how to have a conversation with people and they just do what they did last year, there’s no value-add,” he told AccountantsDaily. Mr Ratcliff noted that most accounting firms are still content with their...