Regulation

ATO Revs Up As JobKeeper Set To End In March 2021

Although 2020 saw a temporary lull in the ATO and State Revenue Office’s usual activity level due to the COVID-19...

02 March 2021 • By Roman Kaczynski, Director – Accountancy Insurance

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Business

What’s Happening to Small Business Loans in Australia: Will 2020 Crisis...

The year 2020 was hard on small businesses worldwide. Australia fared much better than many countries. However, the...

01 March 2021 • By Galyna Bulatseskul

Business

Harvey Norman hangs on to JobKeeper as profits double

Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey has held firm over calls to return JobKeeper payments, arguing that it was used to...

01 March 2021 • By Jemelle Blanco

Business

Graduates encouraged to look to ‘competitive’ smaller firms

As the accounting sector’s job market returns to near pre-pandemic levels, smaller firms will likely emerge with...

01 March 2021 • By John Buckley

Regulation

Top-tier law firm secures former ATO deputy commissioner

Former ATO deputy commissioner Mark Konza has now joined the tax controversy team at Australia’s largest law firm.

26 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Big 4 urges government to slow ‘inevitable’ push towards e-invoicing

KPMG has cautioned the government against rushing to adopt a mandatory approach to e-invoicing, warning that...

26 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

KPMG offers COVID-19 ‘thank-you payment’, repays portion of salary cuts

A stronger-than-expected first-half performance will see the big four firm return another portion of COVID-19 pay cuts...

25 February 2021

Technology

How to set up a Virtual CFO service in your firm

Firms serious about developing vCFO services need to create both capacity and leverage to service clients effectively...

25 February 2021 • By Dale Crosby, Director, CPD For Accountants

Business

‘Demand for accounting professionals outstrips supply’

Disruptions to everything from migration to conventional graduate intake programs have contributed to a spike in jobs...

25 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Appointments

Big 4 partner named as Actuaries Institute president

The incoming president has urged actuaries to have the courage to speak up and lead from the front as the economy...

25 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

ATO secures first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud

A Victorian man has been handed Australia’s first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud after attempting to access...

24 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Technology

Receipt Bank announces global rebrand

Digital bookkeeping platform Receipt Bank has now announced a rebrand to Dext as it surpasses one million users.

24 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Insolvency regulator suspends ex-PPB partner’s trustee registration

A former PPB Advisory partner has had his trustee registration suspended for a period of three years, following the...

23 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

JobSeeker set for permanent $50 increase

The unemployment benefit will rise by $50 a fortnight from 1 April, receiving its first federal boost since the...

23 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Tax

Accountants foreshadow ATO compliance storm

Accountants are bracing for a full recommencement of ATO audit and debt activity as recent signs point towards a...

23 February 2021

Business

Businesses can’t force staff to be vaccinated: Fair Work

Employers will be unable to force staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as fresh guidance surfaces amid the rollout...

22 February 2021

Business

Tax agent terminated after trying to bribe client to withdraw complaint

The Tax Practitioners Board has terminated the registration of a company tax agent after the agent attempted to...

22 February 2021

Regulation

ATO sounds alert over new ‘alarming’ TFN scam

The Tax Office has issued a warning over a new tax file number scam that has seen nearly $120,000 being lost to...

22 February 2021