Business

NSW workers’ compensation gets 18-month premium freeze

Last week, a new bipartisan agreement was made, which will introduce various changes to NSW workers’ compensation,...

17 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Tax

Advisory Advantage: Stop being the smartest in the room and start being the...

On this month’s episode of Advisory Advantage, co-hosts Imogen and Brent are joined by their first guest, Dr Marli...

16 December 2025 • By Robyn Tongol

Business

Clients frustrated by jargon, research finds

An overwhelming number of professional services clients are frustrated by hard-to-understand jargon, underscoring the...

16 December 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Regulation

Philanthropy not-for-profit welcomes ATO clarity on PAFs

A not-for-profit organisation supporting philanthropy has welcomed a draft taxation determination from the ATO...

16 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Business

CA loses membership for misappropriating $289k from social housing trust

A New Zealand-based accountant has had her CA status revoked after she spent $289,000 using the company credit for...

16 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

Former ATO contractor-turned-fraudster slapped with 18 months behind bars

A former ATO contractor has been found guilty of defrauding the Tax Office of more than $105,000, leading to an 18...

15 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Accountants can unwittingly help perpetrators of financial abuse, study finds

A new study on coerced business debts has found that accountants had unwittingly assisted perpetrators in cases of...

15 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

ATO shifts penalty remission requests online to improve consistency

From early next year, the ATO will require tax agents to lodge penalty remission requests online in a bid to improve...

15 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Business

ASIC pledges regulatory simplification for small businesses

The corporate watchdog has pledged to ease some of the mounting pressure on small businesses with a newly revealed...

12 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Further rate cuts ‘not needed’: RBA governor

Hopes of further easing have been quashed by the governor of the central bank, who has confirmed that “additional cuts...

12 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Financial elder abuse: How accountants, bookkeepers can help break the cycle

Accountants and bookkeepers can play a key role in decreasing levels of financial elder abuse and should be proactive...

12 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Victorian government rejects VSBC abolition proposal

The Victorian government has rejected the recommendation to merge the Victorian Small Business Commission into the...

11 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Multiple code breaches land BAS agent with 2-year ban

A BAS agent has found themselves banned by the Tax Practitioners Board for two years for breaching multiple items of...

11 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Bumper part 2: what to look out for in 2026

Accountants need to stay informed about 2026 tax and superannuation changes, plus developments in generative AI.

10 December 2025 • By Robyn Jacobson, Tax Advocate and Specialist

Tax

CA ANZ calls on government address ‘critical issues’ with FTE, FTDT provisions

CA ANZ has called on the Treasury to address issues with Australia’s family trust election and family trust...

10 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Appointments

IFPA elects president, chairman, vice president ahead of 2026

The century-old not-for-profit has revealed the election of new office bearers to reflect its “orderly” board...

10 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

RBA makes final rate call for 2025

The Reserve Bank has been widely expected to keep the cash rate on hold ahead of Christmas. In this special...

09 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Career Progression Pathways for Accountants: Top Roles to Explore

Accounting is often described as the language of business. Perhaps this is because the essence of good business is...

09 December 2025 • By UNSW