Tax

TPB puts 3.8k practitioners on notice over outstanding tax obligations

The Tax Practitioners Board has threatened to take “swift action” against practitioners who fail to bring their...

22 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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Regulation

Over $20m in fines imposed against Vestey Trust promoter

The asset protection strategy often referred to as a 'gift and loan back' arrangement (and various iterations of it)...

19 July 2024 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Webcasts

Discussing the 2024 Practice Pricing and Billing Study

Pricing and billing play a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of accounting firms and can be one of the...

19 July 2024 • By Digital

Business

Unemployment rate rises to 4.1%

New data from the ABS shows that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by less than 0.1 percentage point to...

19 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Accounting bodies push back on TPB shake-up

CPA Australia has opposed the proposal to remove registration pathways with professional bodies while CA ANZ says the...

19 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Labor’s code changes an ‘assault’ on accountants: Opposition

The shadow assistant treasurer has demanded the urgent withdrawal of new rules he says are unrealistic and rife with...

19 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

ATO’s growing data access ‘alarming’, says TaxTank CEO

The software firm founder has raised serious concerns about the ATO's access to private taxpayer information.

19 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

TPB’s ‘pragmatic’ code stance a Band-Aid solution: Tax Institute

Senior advocate Robyn Jacobson says it is “deeply concerning” to have to rely on regulator guidance to ensure the...

18 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Treasury weighs overhaul of TPB registration pathways

The government will consider tightening the “fit and proper person” test and scrapping registration pathways with...

18 July 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee, Christine Chen

Business

Ransomware attack allegedly strikes accounting firm

Ransomware gang Hunters International revealed that a Brisbane accounting practice had been added to its leak site...

18 July 2024 • By Daniel Croft and Imogen Wilson

Business

PKF Australia welcomes new Darwin practice, PKF Merit

PKF Australia announced the opening of a new Darwin branch this week, further expanding its presence across the nation.

18 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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

Business

KPMG to exit commercial law, cut 30 jobs

The big four firm has announced a restructure of its legal business one month after its $80 million consulting...

17 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

EY announces 2 appointments to Asia-Pacific branch

The big four firm has appointed Yew-Poh Mak as EY Asia-Pacific deputy area managing partner and Shannon Cotter as EY...

17 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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