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  1. QuickBooks deepens partnerships with AI powerhouses

    first initiative developed by Intuit in recent times, with the software company launching an open banking initiative late last year. According to Intuit's 2026 AI Impact Report, 78 per cent of US businesses said AI improved their productivity and 43 per...

  2. Queensland to slug landowners Australia-wide

    for the first time. The general manager of technical policy at the IPA, Tony Greco, said awareness of the measure, flagged last December and inked in the recent state budget, was low and most investors would be surprised by their next land tax bill. He...

  3. Queensland SMEs get 6-month tax break

    conditions associated with the coronavirus. It comes after the Queensland government announced a $27 million aid package last month for the state’s tourism, agriculture, fishing and education sectors, in the wake of the federal government imposing...

  4. Queensland rolls out $10k grants for small businesses

    turnover since 23 March due to the onset of COVID-19. Businesses must also have an annual turnover over $75,000 for the last financial year, have fewer than 20 employees and have a payroll of less than $1.3 million. “The grants can also be used to buy...

  5. Queensland delivers sound budget in a ‘straitjacket’: CPA

    $10 million has been committed to the state’s tourism industry, a sector hit particularly hard by the pandemic over the last 12 months. The investment will be made over two years and will be aimed at rebuilding “aviation connectivity”. Minister for...

  6. Queensland appoints temporary small business commissioner

    recovery from the COVID-19 impact. Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman said the role was set to last until the end of 2020. “Our thousands of small businesses are struggling due to the COVID-19 crisis, and now more than ever they...

  7. Quarterly inflation drops to 2-year low

    inflation, helped by Commonwealth rent assistance and falling meat and seafood prices. Inflation eased to 0.6 per cent last quarter, down from 1.2 per cent in the September quarter and the slowest rise since March 2021, according to ABS data released...

  8. Quantifying the value of advice amid the COVID-19 crisis

    Accountants and bookkeepers were an invaluable resource for business clients amid the COVID-19 crisis last year, and the profession has again been called to the frontlines as the country continues to battle through lockdown restrictions. In this...

  9. Quantification of things and the 'Reporting Wars'

    all good, but I couldn’t see a clear market leader emerging. I call this fight for market dominance the ‘reporting wars’. Last year I wrote an article on the Quantification of Things. It was basically my wish list for management analytics of the future....

  10. Qld retreats from payroll tax on medical centre GPs

    too.” The RACGP has advocated strongly against payroll tax on GPs in the wake of a court ruling in Thomas and Naaz last year which classified GPs at certain medical practices as employees for payroll tax purposes. The ruling had national implications...

  11. Qld real estate group misses out on millions in ‘service fee’ deductions

    him to advise them on what constituted a reasonable amount for service fees, because he was a tax agent, not an adviser. Last, the actual pattern of payments did not appear to align with any coherent fee arrangement, Ahmed said. “The bookkeeper, Ms...

  12. Qld firm eyes new services, geographical expansion

    HR manager to get a deeper relationship.” In terms of geographical expansion, businessDEPOT launched a Toowoomba office last year and is now considering opening in other states. “We've already put our toe in the water up in Toowoomba and I quite like...

  13. Q&A: Paul Bloxham discusses the state of the economy

    now. How is business confidence fairing at the moment? What we have seen with business confidence is an improvement since last year but it is still at lower levels than in previous years. I think it is taking a while for businesses to feel willing to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  14. Q&A: Matthew Taylor talks about selling practices

    selling practices, is there much activity in the market right now? There has been increased buyer and seller activity in the last 12 months - this has come off the back of some extremely low turnover. There is a significant amount of buyers in the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  15. Q&A: Economist Shane Oliver discusses business confidence

    the peak of confidence in 2010, before they both turned at the same time, and then of course as we went into the election last year they both rose at the same time. Consumer confidence has been hit harder because most of the measures in the Budget were...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  16. Q&A: Amanda Gascoigne talks opportunities and threats

    really successful accounting practices, but one that they are not slaves to. I am very proud of my achievements over the last 15 years in business and over 20 years as an accountant as being a trusted advisor to so many individual clients and SMEs....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  17. PwC weighs in on tax reform debate as CEOs push Australia aside

    claiming they are “very confident” in their own organisation’s growth prospects over the next 12 months, up from 38 per cent last year. The survey, which interviewed approximately 1,300 leaders from 85 countries, found that a number of factors driving...

  18. PwC to target SMSF space

    PwC is set to step up its presence in the SMSF sector, following the recent recruitment of a leading SMSF specialist. Late last year, Liz Westover joined the firm from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, where she was head of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super
  19. PwC to reveal timeline of activities in response to breach 

    outlined in public statements, our detailed investigations into the Tax Practitioners Board matter occurred over the last eight weeks,” said PwC. “We have publicly apologised and regret that we did not do more sooner.” “We will provide a detailed...

  20. PwC to fast-track pay rises, expand bonuses amid war for talent

    which is coming to a boil. The demand for accounting professionals has been felt by Canberra, with the federal government last month adding five accounting occupations to its Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List in a bid to attract overseas...