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  1. Shift in mindset needed for accountants post-pandemic

    There’s a huge amount of money that needs to be paid back to the tax office that the tax office didn’t chase up over the last two years. Being involved in that tax flow planning is going to be a critical role that accountants play. “They’re going to...

  2. Shift from financial COVID support key for businesses in the long run

    owners as opposed to the 44 per cent of small businesses that received advice from their accountant or business consultant last year.

  3. Shift from ‘traditional accounting’ in new mid-tier boss’ sights

    Rowe, who joined the firm in January this year, has now taken the reins as chief executive. Staff were informed of the move last month. This follows the appointment of Alan Green to the newly-created role of chair of the firm this time last year. The...

  4. Shake-up in the practice management landscape for accountants

    with two big players having changed owners. First, Sage sold off their Australian business to The Access Group at the end of last year. Then American company KKR jumped through the last hoops of the ACCC in April to finally seal their deal acquiring the...

  5. SG loophole measure now in force

    salary sacrifice contributions cannot be used to reduce an employer’s minimum SG contributions is now in force. Passed last year, the new measure kicked in on 1 January 2020, making it explicitly clear that employee salary sacrifices to superannuation...

  6. SG amnesty resurfaces in Parliament

    frame might prove to be too short for employers. “Six months isn’t a great deal of time, and given the mess that occurred last time, it might be one of those things that people wait and see for it to be implemented before they start acting on it,” Mr...

  7. Seymour steps down as PwC chief

    breaches of confidentiality agreements over multinational tax changes that helped earn the company millions of dollars. Late last week, Mr Seymour announced an internal review in the wake of scandal, which came to light after former partner Peter...

  8. Service-based small businesses lead productivity decline: Xero

    A report has found wholesale trade was the most productive industry last year, while hospitality performed the worst. Service-based small businesses in hospitality, arts and education led a nationwide decline in productivity last year, according to a...

  9. Service trusts get reprieve under ATO guidelines

    by professional firms who were looking for guidance in the Treasurer’s modified turnover test, say tax experts. Late last month, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced that a change to the JobKeeper rules would see service entities recognised, with a...

  10. Service NSW confirms first JobSaver retest fortnight

    to allay the widespread confusion of businesses, NFPs and accountants over the past couple of weeks, particularly the last few days,” Ms Jacobson told Accountants Daily. “Importantly, if a business or NFP has reconfirmed their eligibility for the...

  11. Service entities must face looming payroll tax issue ‘head on’, warns tax lawyer

    begin examining their payment structures and arrangements following the significant shift in the payroll tax landscape last year, according to Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers partner Sarah Lancaster. Revenue offices across various states released payroll tax...

  12. September quarter CPI falls, but notches second monthly rise

    to put the annual rate at 5.4 per cent and mark the third consecutive quarterly fall since inflation peaked at 7.8 per cent last December, the latest ABS data shows. However, the result marked the second monthly rise in annual CPI results after an...

  13. September CPI means another rate rise on the cards, observers say

    inflation already heavily suppressed by recent cash rate hikes, persistent services inflation remains a key driver of the last 3 per cent that the RBA needs to squash to achieve its target.” “Raising the cash rate would depress demand, soften the labour...

  14. Separation anxiety: CGT mistakes to avoid on assets when couples split up

    were the subject of controversy due to the widow tax that applies under the reforms, as reported by The Australian. However, last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers agreed to expedite legislation to address the widow tax to secure passage of the NDIS reforms....

  15. Senators brand CA ANZ’s big 4 regulation an ‘absolute failure’

    reflection of what this committee and the other committee and the fourth estate has uncovered.” CA ANZ amended its by-laws last year to close loopholes around prosecuting former members who breached its ethical framework. But the body's general counsel,...

  16. Senator warns FOFA move will hurt financial services

    warned of the costs of legislative uncertainty for the financial services industry following yesterday's FOFA disallowance. Last night a motion disallowing the government’s bill amending FOFA passed through the Senate, having been knocked back by the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Aleks Vickovich
    • Category: Regulation
  17. Senator Hume flags further possible relief for advisers

    address ahead of the AFA National Conference later this month, Ms Hume said she had spoken to “hundreds” of advisers in the last year and had been listening to their concerns around regulatory change. “Progress has been made and there’s more to come,”...

  18. Senator Hume flags ‘new opportunities’ off the back of SVFs review

    Morrison government’s review into stored-value facilities (SVFs) is set to bolster Australian businesses and consumers. Late last week, the federal government released the report of the Council of Financial Regulators’ (CFR) review of the regulation of...

  19. Senator grills IPA about ongoing membership of CADB-banned auditor

    Auditors Disciplinary Board (CADB). As previously reported by Accountants Daily, the CADB cancelled O’Shea’s registration last October after finding his audits of property development companies had contained “extensive and serious” failures. The CADB...

  20. Senate passes $20,000 instant asset write-off extension

    Guarantee Amnesty. Today's announcement comes three months later than the announcement to extend the write-off for FY18 last year. While the extension would be welcome news to small business owners, there have been calls in the industry to consider...