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Budget: Share buy-back change ‘needs scrutiny’
One of the few surprises last week will have to be examined for unintended consequences once the details are released,...
01 November 2022 • By Philip King
Business
Recruits lured by higher pay than loyal staff, says survey
01 November 2022 • By Josh Needs
Super
Property still a big SMSF advice issue, says AFCA
31 October 2022 • By Josh Needs
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Business
Rushed changes to workplace relations risk ‘conflict’
Small and large business organisations recoil at the government’s industrial relations bill.
31 October 2022 • By Josh Needs
Business
Budget: swings and roundabouts for families, small business
Treasurer offered cash for childcare and housing, but the main concern was to avoid stoking inflation, says Gavan Ord...
31 October 2022 • By Philip King
Regulation
ASIC disqualifies director for three failed companies owing $6.6m
Victorian man found to have lodged false documents to avoid personal liability for debt.
31 October 2022 • By Josh Needs
Business
‘Cautious budget’ for tough economic times
Labor’s first budget stuck to its election campaign script but offered only glimpses of a holistic vision and no...
28 October 2022 • By Philip King
Business
[CPD] PCG 2021/4 : How to advise your clients on professional firm profits
If you have consultants, doctors, dentists, other medical professionals, lawyers, architects, engineers, geologists...
28 October 2022 • By Change GPS
Business
Construction industry could collapse ‘like a house of cards’
A single insolvency could trigger a wave of bankruptcies and builders need to know how to protect themselves, says...
28 October 2022 • By Philip King
Regulation
ASIC levies first greenwashing penalty on energy company
The action is part of the commission actively monitoring the market and investigating, it says.
28 October 2022 • By Josh Needs
Business
Space tech will transform ESG reporting, says EY
Satellite images can supply essential data for environmental and social compliance.
28 October 2022 • By Josh Needs
Business
Aussie fintechs attract biggest buy-out deals
Local success stories account for some of the top acquisitions in the region and the world’s largest.
28 October 2022 • By Josh Needs
Regulation
Why clients need a warning over ‘fringe’ tax advice
The AAT upheld a penalty for reckless behaviour in following seminar advice on work deductions.
28 October 2022 • By Rebecca Morgan
Regulation
When excessive discretion can imperil a trustee
A recent case casts further doubt on a trustee’s discretion to distribution income, with implications for every trust.
28 October 2022 • By Jeremy Makowski
Technology
PayPal, BPAY dominate despite threat of buy now, pay later
Established digital payment methods hold their own against Afterpay and its peers, research shows.
27 October 2022 • By Josh Needs
Regulation
ASIC bans two directors for failed companies, neglect of duties
Trio of Sydney container operations wind up owing almost $10m while Queenland landscape outfits fail with $500k debts.
27 October 2022 • By Philip King
Tax
Budget: ATO expected to reap $5.6bn from crackdown
Multinationals, the shadow economy, and individual taxpayers will be targeted thanks to an extra $1.5bn in funding.
27 October 2022 • By Philip King
Business
Budget: business applauds cash for childcare, TAFE, and mental health
Other welcome measures include additional skills migration and greater access to tertiary education, say private...
27 October 2022 • By Josh Needs
Business
Work life balance – the tax and accounting industry evolution
Productivity, efficiency, these have been the industry buzzwords, but the conversation is shifting. More and more...
26 October 2022 • By Viraj Joshi, Product Manager – Professional Software Solutions, Wolters Kluwer APAC
Business
CPI leaps to 7.3% on rises in cost of food, fuel and housing
UPDATED: Inflation increases well ahead of expectations following a 1.8 per cent rise during the September quarter.
26 October 2022 • By Philip King and Jon Bragg