Business

Aussie shopper payment preferences need to be met, data reveals

Customer retention and business revenue could be negatively impacted by a disconnect between the way consumers want to...

15 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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Business

Australian economy needs SMEs to succeed, says COSBOA

Small business owners are looking to policymakers and the government for support as they struggle to maintain...

15 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

ATO zeroes in on business debt collection for FY24–25

The Tax Office says it will intervene earlier and use firmer actions to ensure businesses meet tax obligations this...

14 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Technology

Accounting firms must prepare for ‘seismic’ shift in accounting technology:...

Accountants need to “stay ahead of the curve” and adopt a positive perspective towards automation given the major...

14 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Professional bodies welcome Coalition’s move to disallow code obligations

Accounting bodies are calling on Senate crossbenchers to support a disallowance motion to overturn the controversial...

14 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

Farmers and SMEs call for protection against ‘super tax’

Farmers and small business owners have joined forces to warn the government of the adverse impacts the proposed...

14 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Coalition to oppose ‘disastrous’ tax agent rules in Senate

Coalition MPs will rally crossbench support to pass a disallowance motion to reverse the government’s contentious new...

13 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

BAS agent hit with 4-year ban for failing tax obligations

The TPB has terminated a BAS agent's registration after they failed to comply with personal tax obligations and...

13 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

ATO issues further advice to NFPs on self-review return

The Tax Office has provided not-for-profits with tips for lodging the self-review return through ATO's phone service...

13 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Regulatory settings hampering integrated tax and financial advice: IFPA

The role of accountants in addressing the financial advice shortage remains largely ignored in the government's...

13 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Young accountants at risk of ‘burnout’, warns Springfox

Providing junior accountants with greater support in the early years of their careers is critical for preventing...

13 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Voluntary tax believer fined $15k for bogus trust deductions

The AAT has upheld penalties for “reckless” returns lodged by a Brisbane woman who questioned the legitimacy of the...

12 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Technology

Government to overhaul ‘poorly executed’ data sharing rules

Treasury will streamline the Consumer Data Right’s consent processes and cut compliance costs to make tasks like...

12 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Super

Less than half of Australians confident about retirement: AustralianSuper

Australians can improve their retirement confidence through everyday activities and habits such as planning and goal...

12 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

CPA flags ‘duplication risk’ with proposed registration requirements

The inclusion of governance requirements in the registration criteria for companies and partnerships is likely to...

12 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Profession’s pyrrhic victory

While the delay to the controversial code changes may have given some relief to the industry, deeper issues...

09 August 2024 • By John Jeffreys, John Jeffreys Tax Pty Ltd

Technology

Breaking down the latest in accounting technology

Keeping abreast of what’s happening in the fast moving accounting technology space is like drinking from a fire hose....

09 August 2024 • By Heather Smith, ANISE Consulting

Regulation

Decoding the changes to the Code of Professional Conduct

Sweeping changes to the Code of Professional Conduct leave registered tax practitioners uncertain and confused about...

09 August 2024 • By Robyn Jacobson, The Tax Institute