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

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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

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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

Tax

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01 April 2021 • By Practice Ignition

Business

KPMG shakes up retirement age policy

Partners at the firm have voted to sack the company’s expected retirement age of 58, effective 1 July.

01 April 2021

Business

What can we expect after the last COVID-19 initiative is withdrawn?

There’s been much written about what’s likely to happen after the federal government finally withdraws all the...

31 March 2021 • By Glenn Crisp, Jirsch Sutherland

Business

Sydney accountant banned over ‘cavalier’ approach to personal tax obligations

A Sydney tax agent who repeatedly failed to lodge 102 business activity statements on time over a decade has had his...

31 March 2021

Business

ATO expected to ‘turn the tide’ on insolvencies

While the Tax Office, the Morrison government, and even the banks are more willing to support restructuring solutions...

31 March 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Small business revenue bounces back to pre-pandemic levels

New data from Xero shows small businesses in February recorded their ninth consecutive month of revenue growth.

31 March 2021