Business

Auditor registration hurdles for small firm accountants impede supply

The restrictive requirements for accountants at smaller firms to become a registered auditor risk exacerbating the...

22 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Internal CGT education first step for accountants, tax specialist says

Accounting firm principals need to educate themselves and their team on the complex CGT changes before helping...

18 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Further court orders target NSW accountant’s assets

ASIC has secured further orders to preserve assets linked to a NSW accountant and former solicitor accused of lacking...

11 September 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

Accountant on visa made to pay own wage, firm’s PAYG, superannuation obligations

A firm and its owner have been fined almost $200,000 after it failed to pay its assistant accountant on a student visa...

03 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Accountant’s stable of companies gets provisional liquidators

Having found it likely that ASIC will succeed in its winding-up application, the NSW Supreme Court has approved the...

25 August 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

Accountant ‘unlikely to succeed in her role’ awarded $11k following invoice...

The Fair Work Commission has awarded an accountant over $11,000 for financial loss after she was dismissed over the...

24 August 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

ASIC targets accountants in fraud investigation

Along with mortgage brokers, lawyers, and other risky businesses, accountants were caught up in a massive AUSTRAC...

20 August 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

Concern, confusion skyrocket among accountants post-budget

A new survey has laid bare the level of concern accountants have about the compliance headaches the federal budget...

18 August 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

Accountants slam government’s rationale for trust tax

An accounting firm has urged the government to defer its minimum tax on trusts and to resume the rewrite of the trust...

12 August 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Why a Strong Accountant Salary May Not Mean Strong Borrowing Power

Tom and Mel earned almost $187,000 between them, yet most lenders left them short. A little-known HELP policy changed...

12 August 2026 • By Jayden Vecchio, Mortgage Broker at Hunter Galloway

Technology

AI won’t replace accountants, but inertia might

The accountants I speak to aren’t worried about AI replacing them. They’re worried about being left behind by firms...

04 August 2026 • By John Munden

Technology

Xero price hike has some accountants looking for alternatives

With the accounting software provider confirming that updated pricing will take effect from 1 October 2026,...

03 August 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Technology

Why accountants are central to responsible AI adoption

AI has changed accounting work. The challenge now is making sure it is used responsibly, with human judgement where it...

29 July 2026 • By CPA Australia

Business

The wealth-building blind spot many accountants overlook

Many accountants spend decades helping clients build wealth while postponing their own investment strategy. Here's...

27 July 2026 • By Investor Kit

Tax

'Not the right way forward': accountant calls out ATO powers on GST reporting

One accountant has called the ATO’s move to change selected small business owners’ GST reporting cycles to monthly...

27 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Accountants a ‘punching bag’ with lack of indexed bracket creep

With the government found to rely on over 52 per cent of its tax revenue on income, one accountant has argued for...

27 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Dusting off the covers: old, outstanding individual income tax returns a...

New work has landed on the paper pile for accountants, with one tax agent being notified of a client’s 20-year-old...

23 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Accountant made to create his own payslips, claims underpayment of $31k

An accounting firm and its founder have been found to have underpaid a former accountant's wages, superannuation, and...

20 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse