Business

M&A deals flourish as COVID-19 loses shock factor

Australia’s merger and acquisition appetite has returned, as the pandemic shock factor fades, and deals are trending...

14 September 2021 • By John Buckley

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Business

ATO lets ineligible businesses off the hook for $180m in JobKeeper payments

The Australian Tax Office has decided against chasing more than $180 million in misguided JobKeeper payments that...

13 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Tax

ASIC bats away privacy concerns over JobKeeper disclosure

The corporate regulator defended its decision to force listed firms to disclose whether they’ve received JobKeeper,...

13 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Labour hire operators face jail for $4.6m illegal phoenixing scheme

A trio of labour hire operators will spend at least four years in jail after they were found to have charged clients...

13 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Tax agent cops maximum ban over ‘wilful deceit’

A Victorian tax agent has been banned for the maximum five-year period after the Tax Practitioners Board found that he...

10 September 2021

Business

PODCAST SPECIAL EPISODE: Breaking the stigma surrounding mental health with...

This year's R U OK? Day serves as an important reminder to open up the conversation on mental health, both in the...

09 September 2021 • By Robyn Tongol

Business

Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide...

Momentum Media has hosted David Coleman, Member for Banks and Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental...

09 September 2021 • By Jemelle Blanco

Business

Colonial First State facing penalties for misleading superannuation members

Colonial First State has been found to have misled or deceived almost 13,000 members over a communications campaign to...

09 September 2021

Tax

ATO prosecutions fall by 70% in FY21

A softer compliance approach coupled with proceedings slowed and stifled by public health orders saw prosecutions...

08 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Treasury undertakes review of insolvent trading safe harbour legislation

Legislative amendments introduced in 2017 to offer breathing room to directors while their company undergoes a...

08 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Technology

How small practices can increase productivity by leveraging technology

Now more than ever, technological advancements have enabled small to mid-size firms to increase productivity. Do you...

07 September 2021 • By Rebecca Mihalic, Practice Ignition

Business

Inquiry launched into Commonwealth COVID-19 policy expenditure

A raft of Auditor-General reports on the Morrison government’s COVID-19 policy efforts have triggered a parliamentary...

07 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Webcasts

Navigating the COVID-19 support measures with Robyn Jacobson

Robyn Jacobson, CTA, senior advocate at The Tax Institute, will deep-dive into what’s new and what’s changed for the...

06 September 2021 • By Jeremiah Sebastian

Tax

Taxpayers left in the lurch on appeals, complaints channels: IGTO

Less than one in 10 taxpayers say they are aware of their rights to appeal an ATO decision with the Administrative...

06 September 2021

Tax

Tax Commissioner threatened with contempt as JobKeeper stoush escalates

Contempt proceedings threatened by the Senate against the Tax Commissioner could see him jailed and fined for standing...

06 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Victoria announces September business boost

More than 175,000 Victorian businesses stand to benefit from a four-week $2.34 billion booster package, which will run...

06 September 2021

Business

Pandemic dampens career opportunities for women, exacerbates pay inequity

Women with children will likely bear long-lasting career impacts as a result of the pandemic, new research shows, as...

03 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Why I changed to upfront pricing and never looked back

Upfront pricing, whether fixed fee or value-based (or a combination of both), is not a new concept to the accounting...

02 September 2021 • By Rebecca Mihalic, businessDEPOT Sydney