Technology

‘30% of small business tie-ups with digital marketers end in tears’

Digital platforms have changed the game but too often client and provider talk a different language, research by...

17 January 2024 • By Philip King

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Tax

Plastic tax could stem ‘waste tsunami’, raise $1.5bn

A think tank paper proposes a $1,300 per tonne levy on over 1 million tonnes of packaging a year.

16 January 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

The year professional bodies saw red

Members berated “bloated” CA ANZ and CPA Australia for failing to live within their means.

16 January 2024 • By Philip King

Business

Cash decline means all change for payment options

SMEs should reassess the payment methods they offer as customers move away from physical currencies, NAB says.

16 January 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

ASIC bans 2 directors over string of failed companies owing $9m

The decision to disqualify the property developers comes after the watchdog banned their associate in November.

15 January 2024 • By Christine Chen

Appointments

Grant Thornton promotes long-time business adviser to principal

The firm’s private business tax and advisory division refreshes its Brisbane leadership team.

15 January 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

The year the accountant shortage got worse

Hurdles to skilled migration and people departing the field without being replaced by new entrants have forced the...

15 January 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Discounts, lower inflation ‘will drive early retail rebound’

The prospect of lower interest rates means mortgage-stressed 30 to 40-year-olds will rediscover discretionary...

15 January 2024 • By Philip King

Business

CFOs pay 30% premium for financial analysts, planners

A shortage of skills in a range of specialties like reporting, modelling and project management has employers upping...

12 January 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

Advocacy group pushes for tax changes to improve worker shortages

The Institute of Public Affairs has called for the pension work bonus to be expanded with ABS figures indicating that...

12 January 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

‘Gone in 3 seconds’: all it takes for AI scams to steal your voice

Customers should look out for emerging scams that impersonate trusted sources, create a sense of urgency and prey on...

12 January 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

The year that tax crime didn’t pay

Long jail terms for the core conspirators in a huge payroll scam highlighted a big win for the ATO’s Serious Financial...

12 January 2024 • By Philip King

Tax

How Victoria widens its land tax horizons

Changes to the regime in the state last year expand levies on vacant land and prohibit contracts that seek to pass on...

12 January 2024 • By Jeremy Makowski

Webcasts

Your new obligations under TASA

Following amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (Cth) (TASA), this essential session is a must-attend for all...

11 January 2024 • By Digital

Business

The year of workplace law upheaval

Parliament, the Fair Work Ombudsman, unions, employees and employers alike grappled with the ever-complex Fair Work...

11 January 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

CPI result encouraging, but fight far from over: Treasurer

ABS data shows annual inflation fell to its lowest level in almost two years last November.

11 January 2024 • By Philip King

Appointments

RSM adds partners, principals to accelerate growth plans

The appointments bring the firm’s total partners to 139 and headcount to over 1,800.

11 January 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

November CPI falls to 2-year low

The latest ABS data shows a further slowdown in inflation, helped by a five-month low in oil prices.

10 January 2024 • By Philip King