Business

Brazen $1.5m fraudulent tax claims land accounting student in jail

A brazen attempt to claim close to $1.5 million in GST and wine equalisation tax refunds has landed a South Australian...

01 August 2019

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Appointments

Former KPMG partner joins major bank

A former big four partner has crossed over to a major bank as she looks to lead its culture change program as its...

31 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Forensic accountants ‘instrumental’ in busting money laundering business

The government has credited two forensic accountants with bringing down a tattoo business that was allegedly...

30 July 2019

Business

IPA expresses concerns over repeal of IP exemption

Concerns around the repeal of a longstanding intellectual property exemption in Australian competition laws have been...

29 July 2019

Tax

PAYGW fraud earns Newcastle woman 15 months’ house arrest

The Tax Office has secured a conviction against a New Lambton woman who fraudulently obtained and attempted to obtain...

26 July 2019

Regulation

Government moves to criminalise wage underpayment

The government is set to criminalise wage underpayment in the wake of a number of high-profile payroll error cases,...

25 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Tax

ATO shines light on common SBSCH errors

The Tax Office has provided some tips to avoid common errors around the use of the small business superannuation...

25 July 2019

Business

Professional associations told to maintain tax reform pressure

CPA Australia has called on its fellow professional associations to “not drop the ball” on good tax policy plans...

23 July 2019

Business

Legislate TPB independence, says Law Council of Australia

The Law Council of Australia has taken aim at the independence of the Tax Practitioners Board, calling for the board...

22 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Make super payable on payday: Industry Super Australia

Industry Super Australia has called for the government to introduce a legislative fix to require all employers to pay...

22 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Claim trends that every accountant will want to know

Promoted by Accountancy Insurance. With the transition into a new financial year these are some claim trends that the...

19 July 2019 • By Accountancy Insurance

Business

‘Apology doesn’t go far enough’: Calls for ATO outage compensation increase

The pressure is growing for the government to explicitly include compensation related to digital systems after last...

19 July 2019

Technology

Major accounting software players tipped to make big moves in HR

Big money moves in the HR tech space will likely see major acquisitions by the main accounting software players in the...

18 July 2019 • By Jemelle Blanco

Business

Federal Court paves way for taxpayer to argue ATO owes duty of care

The Federal Court has held that a taxpayer’s argument that the commissioner owes a duty of care is “reasonably...

17 July 2019

Business

Why you need to diversify your accounting business

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Two things are certain in life: death and taxes.” And since your business focuses on one...

12 July 2019 • By lend.com.au

Business

PwC review uncovers up to $25m in underpayment by jewellery chain

An initial review of jewellery chain Michael Hill by PwC has uncovered historic underpayment to employees worth...

12 July 2019

Tax

‘Inappropriate use’ of myGov lodgements set for ATO scrutiny

The ATO has sent a warning to tax practitioners about using a client’s personal myGov account to lodge tax returns,...

11 July 2019

Business

Major acquisition, internal promotions see 104 new partners join KPMG

KPMG has appointed 104 new partners and executive directors in 2019, with more than a third coming from internal...

10 July 2019