Business

Professional bodies unite to demand reversal of code changes

A coalition of 10 bodies has written an open letter to the Assistant Treasurer demanding the withdrawal of his changes...

17 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

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Business

Petition to scrap new code rules hits 1k signatures

ChangeGPS is encouraging the profession to stand against impending code changes as their petition gains momentum.

17 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Improving your firm’s pricing, engagements, and billing strategies

Benchmarking and comparing your firm’s engagements, pricing, and billing is a critical first step in structuring your...

16 July 2024 • By Intuit QuickBooks

Technology

MYOB Advanced rebrands to ‘MYOB Acumatica’

The change comes as part of an expanded partnership with US enterprise resource planning provider Acumatica.

16 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

TPB chair speaks on new code rules, shuts down ‘scaremongering’

Practitioners can expect the controversial changes to be interpreted “pragmatically” with guidance to be rolled out in...

16 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

Taxpayer wins appeal against Tax Commissioner in Federal Court

The court granted the appeal after the Commissioner admitted that a taxpayer objection ought to have been allowed.

16 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Liquidator hits 5 decades in the industry

Hall Chadwick partner John Vouris has marked 50 years as an insolvency practitioner since starting in 1974, making him...

16 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Profiles

John Saade - Latitude Accountants Championing Small Business Heroes

John Saade is a Client Director at Latitude Accountants, a firm renowned for its exceptional service and innovative...

15 July 2024 • By Latitude Accountants

Business

Blindsided accounting bodies lash ‘unworkable’ code changes

The industry has spoken out against a raft of new rules for tax practitioners introduced by the government without...

15 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Australian SMEs struggling, performance data reveals

SME performance has been calculated at -2.0 in comparison to GDP for May 2024, according to a new business performance...

15 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Outlook for tax debts ‘not all doom and gloom’, says tax specialist

Obtaining payment plans of two or three years is still possible despite the ATO’s tougher debt collection approach,...

15 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Boost savings this FY by salary packaging: NALSPA

NALSPA has encouraged Australians to consider salary packaging options for the next financial year to mitigate the...

15 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Common accounts receivable fails and how you can fix them in FY2025

When times are tight, optimising your accounts receivable process is critical.

12 July 2024 • By Carl Warwick, BillingPlatform

Technology

New and Improved QuickBooks Ledger a Game Changer for Low-Complexity Clients

Following the recent launch of QuickBooks’ new and improved Ledger, accountants are already enjoying the benefits of...

12 July 2024 • By Intuit QuickBooks

Technology

ATO software bugs revived false on-hold debts, documents show

Internal memos show faults in the Tax Office’s automated systems affected over 600 taxpayers and led to 1,083 wrong...

12 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Minister Jones’ determination ‘inconsistent’ with current law, warns IPA

The ministerial determination creates further uncertainty for tax agents and will be challenging for the Tax...

12 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Boutique law firms seeking accounting practice partnerships

Boutique law firms are increasingly exploring partnerships with local accounting firms in order to provide SME clients...

12 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Financial management critical amid rising insolvencies, says insolvency expert

SMEs continue to face challenges in the current financial market due to inflation, increased cost of living and post...

12 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson