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

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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

Business

Xero hires former NAB, KPMG execs

Accounting software provider Xero has recruited two major bank veterans.

22 February 2021

Business

Victoria rolls out cash grants for businesses affected by snap lockdown

More than 50,000 Victorian businesses are set to receive at least $2,000 in cash grants following the state’s most...

21 February 2021

Business

Only 5% of businesses still with deferred loans: ABA

The Australian Banking Association has announced that just 5 per cent of deferred business loans are yet to resume...

19 February 2021

Business

The biggest financial challenges faced by ASX listed businesses and how to...

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18 February 2021 • By Orb Alternative

Business

‘Businesses are being treated as an afterthought’: CPA Australia calls for...

Snap lockdowns will continue to wreak financial havoc for businesses all across Australia unless a national safety net...

18 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Government warned against making bankruptcy an ‘attractive option’

Reducing the default period of bankruptcy from three years to one year would make it ripe for misuse, says one...

17 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian