Business

Small towns, big challenges: COSBOA report reveals regional business struggles

Rising costs, declining profits, workforce shortages, and infrastructure gaps are creating a difficult environment for...

28 July 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

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Business

Accounting firm reports business renewal provider for deceptive conduct

An accountant has reported a third-party business renewal provider to the ACCC after the provider allegedly made...

17 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Extra tax on discretionary trusts only material for sufficiently profitable...

With insolvency risk on the horizon for struggling small businesses, one registered liquidator has said that the...

14 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Why mid-tier firms must lift their commercial game to compete with the big 4

Trust in the big four has been disrupted, creating a rare opportunity for mid-tier firms. However, technical...

13 July 2026 • By Hans Morse

Business

Most accounting firms can be impersonated by email – we checked 275 of them

A scan of 275 Australian accounting firm domains found 76 per cent have no enforced protection against email spoofing,...

08 July 2026 • By Peter Mastras

Business

Why salary is no longer the key factor driving career decisions

Reports have shown salary growth remains steady across the accountancy and finance sector, but uneven pay outcomes,...

07 July 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Tax

Small business tax relief measures enter lower house

The bill to implement the loss carry-back tax offset and the $20,000 instant asset write-off for small businesses has...

26 June 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Accountants must look after themselves against ‘whiplash’ of tax reforms

At a time of significant legislative change and subsequent client uncertainty about what’s coming, accounting...

25 June 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Profiles

Helping Business Owners stabilise, reset and grow when they face financial,...

Andrew Schwarz is the Founder and Managing Director of AS Advisory, the winner of the 2026 Australian Accounting Award...

23 June 2026 • By AS Advisory

Business

Small businesses pushed to pay for alternative super services

With the ATO’s free superannuation clearing house soon to shut permanently, small businesses have been told to...

19 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse and Naomi Neilson

Technology

Accounting firms’ AI investments moving beyond ‘just clerical tasks’

New research from The Access Group has revealed the “inevitability of going past AI being a nice-to-have” for daily...

11 June 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

‘Deliberate’ transitions to advisory needed

To make the shift to advisory-based services more sustainable and trustworthy, accounting firms must use AI and...

10 June 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Technology

New tech requires new processes, not a retrofit of outdated approaches

The biggest gap that organisations struggle with culturally is the acceptance that they need to take the opportunity...

09 June 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

The need for accountants to be open-minded and willing to change

Through resilience, creativity, and the ethical use of new tools, the next generation of accountants can transform...

02 June 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Business

Time for a business health check?

Business owners are often focused on running their business, monitoring cash flow and winning the next client. From...

02 June 2026 • By Joelle Tabone

Business

CGT thresholds no longer reflect the realities of small business: COSBOA

Small business owners highlight the damaging effects of the federal budget’s CGT changes, with one owner wondering...

01 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Small businesses need better tax certainty: COSBOA

The nation’s council for small businesses has urged the government to provide greater protection for small businesses...

28 May 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Trust tax proposal built on ‘false assumption’: Pitcher Partners

The Albanese government’s 30 per cent minimum tax rate on discretionary trusts represents one of the most significant...

26 May 2026 • By Matthew Taylor