Business

Exclusive: IPA, The Tax Institute to explore merger potential in 2026

In a surprise announcement just days before Christmas, the Institute of Public Accountants and The Tax Institute have...

18 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Tax

Net cash flow tax set to disadvantage SMEs, IPA warns

The Institute of Public Accountants is standing against the Productivity Commission’s net cash flow tax proposal for...

07 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Div 296 must be considered ‘holistically’, IPA says

As heated debates over the proposed Division 296 tax continue to be drawn out, the IPA has called on the government to...

16 September 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

How alternative financing is transforming SME growth: OptiPay

On this episode of the Accountants Daily Insider, Angus Sedgwick, chief executive of OptiPay, unveils the...

05 September 2025 • By OptiPay

Companies

OptiPay

05 September 2025 • By [email protected]

Technology

‘Warning falls on deaf ears’: IPA pushes for increased cyber security awareness

As the threat of identity fraud surges, the Institute of Public Accountants is urging Australians to be proactive and...

21 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

ATO’s GIC non-deductibility guidance falls short, says IPA

The ATO’s guidance on the recent law changes to GIC has fallen short in effectively equipping tax practitioners with...

29 July 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

IPA urges IGTO to prioritise review into payday super readiness

It is critical that employers and intermediaries have confidence that the ATO’s processes and systems will be ready...

30 May 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Appointments

Grant Thornton promotes 9 partners, 1 principal

The professional services firm has promoted nine new partners and one new principal within its ranks across multiple...

30 May 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Principal lawyer joins speaker line-up for ACE25 Accounting Conference & Expo

Kaitilin Lowdon, principal lawyer at Sladen Legal, will deliver a keynote address providing the latest insights on...

26 May 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

Div 296 to drive surge in administration, audit costs: IPA

The complexities with calculating the new super tax for funds with defined benefits or those with illiquid assets will...

22 May 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

IPA-Deakin pleads government to retire community grant ‘bargaining chip’

Federal community grants are being used to secure electoral votes rather than boost crucial community services,...

02 May 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

CA ANZ welcomes bipartisan support to stamp out financial abuse

CA ANZ has welcomed the Coalition’s pledge to strengthen measures to detect and stamp out financial abuse within the...

28 April 2025 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

‘Erroneous’ ATO letters burden tax agents with additional work and stress: IPA

Poorly executed communications by the ATO in recent months has confused taxpayers and created extra work for tax...

14 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

IPA outlines policy priorities with election date announced

The professional body has called for all sides of politics to focus on supporting small business productivity and...

31 March 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Major parties ‘hellbent on piecemeal tax changes’ as election looms: IPA

The absence of holistic tax reform will cost younger generations dearly in the future, the IPA’s Tony Greco has warned.

12 February 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

SMEs dealing with ‘conflicting messages’ on cash payments, says IPA

The IPA has said that the government’s cash mandate may result in additional costs for businesses that previously...

10 January 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Breach reporting changes ‘coming home to roost’, says IPA

The professional body is seeing a rising influx of inquiries and practical issues emerging from the significant breach...

08 January 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee