Business

Budget must prioritise SMEs: IPA

Chief executive calls for urgent support after “two years of tumult”.

28 March 2022 • By Philip King

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Business

Deloitte principal heads to top-tier law firm

A former Deloitte principal who specialises in forensic services has joined one of Australia’s top-tier law firms.

09 November 2021 • By Emma Musgrave

Regulation

IPA Engagement Letter templates now available within Practice Ignition

The IPA has partnered with Practice Ignition to provide their Engagement Letter templates within their award-winning...

25 October 2021 • By Practice Ignition

Tax

Mid-tier taps rival tax principal for partnership

A mid-tier national accounting network has appointed a former RSM Australia principal as partner in its tax advisory...

01 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Regulation

New client verification standards require education: IPA

The ATO and the Tax Practitioners Board should educate practitioners on their new client verification obligations...

11 June 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Regulation

‘Judge, jury and executioner’: IPA shoots down proposed ATO penalty regime

A recommendation to equip the ATO with the power to penalise egregious tax agents directly has been slammed by the...

02 December 2020

Business

JobMaker ‘highly discriminative’ to small businesses, sole traders: IPA

The strict eligibility criteria for the JobMaker hiring credit, including the need to report through Single Touch...

27 October 2020

Regulation

Plutus Payroll founder, principal conspirator heads to jail

The principal conspirator of the $105 million Plutus Payroll tax fraud syndicate has now been sentenced to seven and a...

31 July 2020

Regulation

IPA joins forces with bookkeeping association

The Institute of Public Accountants has welcomed a bookkeeping association into its wider group, solidifying its...

01 July 2020

Regulation

CA ANZ, CPA, IPA lobby for ‘essential’ designation

The joint accounting bodies will now lobby the government to include accountants in the list of essential services as...

27 March 2020

Regulation

‘No plan B’: IPA takes compensation fight to government

The Institute of Public Accountants will now take its fight for tax agent compensation for ATO system outages directly...

03 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Regulation

IPA signs deal with Sri Lankan member body

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has signed a mutual recognition agreement with a professional association in...

31 May 2019

Appointments

Former big 4 principal appointed as new Inspector-General of Taxation

A former big four principal and top-tier tax lawyer has been appointed as the new Inspector-General of Taxation for a...

09 April 2019

Business

IPA leads fight for small business productivity and wellbeing

Promoted by The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). Unless our productivity levels sharply improve, the standard of...

28 February 2019 • By The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)

Tax

Highly anticipated STP law secures passage

Single touch payroll will now cover businesses of all sizes after legislation was passed by the Senate today.

05 December 2018

Regulation

IPA boss gets raw on mental health of clients, accountants

The Institute of Public Accountants chief executive, Andrew Conway, discussed the “unfathomable” truths of mental...

08 November 2018

Regulation

IPA calls on bodies to priortise member interests after 'pressured' year

The Institute of Public Accountants has called for professional bodies to prioritise member interests amid changing...

01 November 2018

Tax

Overhaul headache taxes, says IPA in its flagship research

The Institute of Public Accountants has flagged the flaws of land tax, payroll tax and GST as part of a major research...

26 September 2018