Business

Government invests $2.24m in accountants mental health training

Around 5,000 accountants are set to benefit from mental health first aid training following a new grant awarded in...

09 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Regulation

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04 November 2020 • By myprosperity

Business

Major bank cuts rate on business, home loans

A major bank has moved to reduce interest rates on its business and home loans following the Reserve Bank’s historic...

04 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian

Business

RBA hands down rate decision on Cup Day

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its decision on the official interest rate this month, following...

03 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian

Tax

ATO resumes audit business as usual position, eyes shadow economy

The ATO’s review and audit programs have now recommenced as it begins to turn its attention to the small-business...

03 November 2020

Tax

New resourcing of the ATO could address the $31bn tax gap

With more than $31 billion slipping through the cracks in Australia, an analysis could be in favour of strengthening...

02 November 2020

Business

Red flags raised with wholesale clients and FASEA ethics code

SMSF professionals will need to carefully consider which clients they categorise as wholesale clients following the...

30 October 2020 • By Emma Musgrave

Business

SMSF spruiker found guilty of defrauding over $345k

A Queensland-based businessman has been found guilty of defrauding more than $345,000 from self-managed super fund...

30 October 2020 • By Emma Musgrave

Business

RBA hints at end of recession, CPI lifts

Australia could be out of the first recession it has had in almost 30 years, says the Reserve Bank.

28 October 2020 • By Jotham Lian

Appointments

Mid-tier snags former Deloitte partners

A mid-tier firm has announced the appointment of two former Deloitte Private partners as it looks to strengthen its...

28 October 2020

Business

JobMaker ‘highly discriminative’ to small businesses, sole traders: IPA

The strict eligibility criteria for the JobMaker hiring credit, including the need to report through Single Touch...

27 October 2020

Business

Federal Court orders wind-up of unlicensed SMSF firms

The Federal Court has ordered the wind-up of two unlicensed financial services businesses which ASIC alleges provided...

27 October 2020

Business

What Melbourne’s reopening means for accountants and bookkeepers

Melbourne accountants and bookkeepers will be forced to wait a little longer to return to the office according to the...

27 October 2020 • By Jotham Lian

Business

CPA Australia’s outgoing president reflects on term

CPA Australia’s immediate past president, Peter Wilson, has assured members that the board will continue to build on...

26 October 2020 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Businesses push for reopening as Victoria records no new coronavirus cases

Melbourne businesses are waiting on a reopening announcement today with bated breath as the state records no new cases...

26 October 2020

Business

ASIC paid KPMG $118k for chair’s personal tax affairs

The corporate regulator paid KPMG over $118,000 for personal tax advice provided to chair James Shipton to help him...

23 October 2020

Appointments

Greenwoods appoints new infrastructure partner

Specialist tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills has announced the appointment of a new partner in...

23 October 2020