Tax

ATO provides clarity on section 99B in new draft guidance

The ATO’s guidance has clarified its approach to section 99B but may require beneficiaries to provide more extensive...

01 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Tax

Coalition would reverse Div 296 tax: Howarth

The Coalition would reverse the proposed Division 296 tax if it won the next election, says shadow assistant treasurer...

01 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Melbourne accountant convicted for falsifying signatures on audit documents

A Melbourne accountant has been fined $20,000 and sentenced to a 70-hour community correction order for falsifying the...

31 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Greens MP demands answers on code changes amid Treasury silence

In a letter, Max Chandler-Mather has backed practitioners’ calls for clarity on contentious new rules set to start on...

31 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

ATO gives taxpayers green light to lodge returns

Taxpayers should check their details are up to date and revise rules for deductions before lodging, the Tax Office has...

31 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Super

SMC urges government to ‘safeguard’ Australian super

Using super for house deposits will lead to a spike in property prices and upward pressure on rental payments,...

31 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Technology

Are Gen Z workers afraid of making ‘real’ workplace connections?

As the digitised generation, Gen Z has become infinitely more accustomed to making connections via smartphones,...

31 July 2024 • By Kace O'Neill

Appointments

Stephen Jones retains role in recent Ministry shake up

Jones will remain Minister for Financial Services despite recent backlash over his administration of the portfolio...

30 July 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Accounting firm undergoing ‘evolution’: Stone Accounting Group

Stone Accounting Group announced the firm will undergo a rebranding process to expand its influence in national and...

30 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Australian businesses ‘not ready’ for privacy law changes

Businesses need to prepare and equip themselves to face the impacts of the changing privacy laws, a customer...

30 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

SMBs to be given four years to amend returns under proposed legislation

The government has released draft legislation to implement part of its budget package aimed at reducing administrative...

29 July 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Small businesses secure $41m in energy grants

The government has given thousands of SMEs funding to spur uptake of energy-efficient technology and equipment.

29 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

Three-quarters of Australians back wealth tax amid rising inequality

A survey has found most Australians support more action to rein in the ultra-rich as the G20 agreed to work on a 2 per...

29 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

SMEs not ‘confident’ in financial health, survey reveals

Australian small businesses feel insecure about their financial health in the current economic market, according to...

29 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Accounting ties strengthened in Sri Lanka: CPA Australia

The professional body established strong relationships and connections with the Sri Lankan community during a...

29 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

We need to cap the ATO’s access to personal data

The ATO’s continually growing powers, scrutiny of taxpayers, and access to taxpayers’ personal information have become...

26 July 2024 • By Nicole Kelly, TaxTank

Super

SMSF trustee disqualification: A win for the ATO

Following a recent high-profile SMSF trustee disqualification decision involving Billabong Surf Clothing co-founder...

26 July 2024 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Business

2024 Women in Accounting Awards

​​Nominations for the 2024 Women in Accounting are now open!

26 July 2024 • By Ignition