Business

ATO to boost affirmative action after missing Indigenous staff targets

A mid-year report has shown the Tax Office is struggling to meet 2023–24 staff representation targets, with the...

08 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

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Business

Tax agents ‘relentlessly pushed to self-serve’ on ATO systems, says CA ANZ

Practitioners are frustrated with the increasing amount of administrative work they are required to do due to...

08 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

First-ever accounting conference and expo launches

Accountants Daily will host its inaugural ACE24 Accountants Daily Conference and Exhibition, where the ATO and other...

08 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO urges NFPs to start preparing for new reporting requirement

The ATO has warned the 150,000 not-for-profits who currently self-assess as income tax exempt to get ready for their...

05 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

What’s to come for Aussie businesses for the remainder of 2024?

Businesses will continue to face a challenging environment throughout the rest of the year but data in the second half...

05 April 2024 • By Stirling Streeter, CreditorWatch

Business

Accounting bodies pin hopes on UK deal to relieve auditor shortage

A mutual recognition agreement between Australian and UK regulators should increase talent flows and be a "major...

05 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

GST, PAYG withholding a ‘significant portion’ of $50bn tax debt

Small businesses are increasingly falling behind on debts, with two-thirds of all debt owed by small business, the ATO...

05 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

Households face highest tax levels in 2 decades, analysis shows

State and federal governments must make a concerted effort to curb spending or risk a record tax blowout, according to...

05 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Discretionary spending by households dips in latest data

A slight fall in discretionary spending suggests consumers may be shifting their spending due to cost-of-living...

05 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Appointments

PKF appoints 2 Newcastle audit partners

Auditors Kevin Helmers and David Hutchison have been promoted after working at the mid-tier firm for over a decade.

04 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Technology

Deakin tax tool to help NFPs cope with ATO’s ‘ticking time bomb’

New reporting requirements threaten the tax-exempt status of thousands of NFPs without accounting experience, Deakin...

04 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Revenues fall for over 1 in 3 sole traders, survey finds

The result from Hnry’s sole trader survey bucks a two-year trend of post-pandemic growth.

04 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Government’s ‘high-taxing agenda’ damaging small business, says Peter Dutton

Complex changes to the IR system, increased taxes and rising energy costs are crippling small business and impacting...

03 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

ATO responds to tax agent gripes over TPAR obligations

Tax agents have expressed frustration over a lack of visibility with client lodgment obligations and the time frame...

03 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Common FBT mistakes flagged as FBT season kicks off

BDO has outlined several areas within fringe benefits tax that employers and accountants should pay close attention to.

03 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Aged care reforms need more consideration: joint bodies

Professional accounting bodies have said the government needs to carefully consider funding arrangements before...

03 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Instant asset write-off measure still stalled in Parliament

The bill to increase to the instant asset write-off threshold is still yet to pass Parliament, with only three months...

02 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

ATO raises concerns over $200m in illegal SMSF loans

Illegal early release and prohibited SMSF loans remain top concerns for the Tax Office, particularly in the current...

01 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee