Regulation

Director ID regime takes shape as ATO assumes new registrar role

ASIC staff will begin moving to the ATO as the government prepares for the imminent rollout of the new director...

14 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian

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Business

Business conditions surge to record high in March: NAB

NAB’s monthly business survey reported the best operating conditions on record, despite business confidence dipping in...

14 April 2021 • By John Buckley

Technology

ATO mum on portal decommissioning date as Online services for business launches

The ATO has now launched its new Online services for business, reassuring taxpayers that it will help them adjust to...

13 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Super

SMSF auditor number misuse sees tax agent convicted

A New South Wales tax practitioner who falsely lodged self-managed superannuation fund annual returns before audits...

12 April 2021

Business

Calls for JobKeeper’s return mount in the face of vaccine delays

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is among those calling for the federal government to reintroduce the wage...

12 April 2021 • By John Buckley

Technology

The price you pay: The real cost of not investing in cybersecurity

Everyone thinks cyberattacks will never happen to them – until it does. Explore the true cost of failing to invest in...

09 April 2021 • By APS Software

Business

Cash-skimming businessman sees penalty appeal rejected

A businessman who skimmed money off his three businesses to reduce his taxable income has had his appeal against ATO...

09 April 2021

Tax

ATO updates guidance on promoter penalty laws

The Tax Office has released updated guidance on how it will apply promoter penalty laws which now includes the...

09 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Corporate and domestic travel key to tourism recovery: Deloitte

Amid continued uncertainty surrounding international travel restrictions, the tourism sector’s recovery will heavily...

09 April 2021

Business

Tribunal upholds agent’s registration termination over $860k tax debt

A tax agent who failed to pay more than $860,000 in personal tax liabilities has seen the TPB’s decision to terminate...

09 April 2021

Regulation

Advisory firm snares former ATO assistant commissioner

McGrathNicol has appointed former ATO assistant commissioner Jamie Norton as a Canberra-based partner.

08 April 2021 • By John Buckley

Webcasts

Accountants Daily Live: Big tech solutions for small firms - How to build a...

Join Alan Fitzgerald, the ‘software whisperer’ from Practice Connections to find out how your practice can benefit...

08 April 2021 • By evan

Business

Accountant denied readmission to CA ANZ following sexual harassment

The Victorian Supreme Court has dismissed an accountant’s bid to be readmitted to Chartered Accountants Australia and...

07 April 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

How to turn your accountants into analysts

ACCA’s recent report on the future of professional accountants [Drivers of change and future skills] identified that...

07 April 2021 • By CPD for Accountants

Tax

Chartered accountant among trio penalised $9.4m for promoting tax scheme

A chartered accountant, a lawyer and a financial planner have been ordered by the Federal Court to pay over $9.4...

07 April 2021

Tax

Law firm taps government solicitor for new tax litigator

A mid-tier law firm has appointed tax litigation specialist Lee Benjamin as a partner in its Melbourne-based disputes...

07 April 2021 • By John Buckley

Tax

An end-of-tax year preview in a post stimulus world

The relaunch of Intuit QuickBooks’ popular ProAdvisor Program was an opportunity to hear insights from tax expert...

06 April 2021 • By Intuit QuickBooks

Business

Fair Work Ombudsman’s surprise audit recovers $580,000 in unpaid wages

The Fair Work Ombudsman’s audit of Hobart’s “cheap eats” food precincts has found that 80 per cent of businesses had...

06 April 2021 • By John Buckley