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‘Guidance has never been so important’: $130bn JobKeeper legislation passes
The government’s $130 billion JobKeeper program has now passed both houses of parliament as the profession continues...
08 April 2020
Business
SMEs to receive rent waivers, deferrals
08 April 2020
Technology
How to Handle Software Price Increases
07 April 2020 • By Pat Kuo
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Business
RBA reveals April cash rate call
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced its decision on the official cash rate for April following a rare...
07 April 2020 • By Cameron Micallef
Tax
Treasury updates JobKeeper guidance
Treasury has now updated its guidance on the yet-to-be-legislated JobKeeper payments, including significant...
07 April 2020
Appointments
Accounting network appoints new professional standards head
A prominent chartered accountant has now been appointed as head of professional standards in the financial planning...
07 April 2020
Business
PwC slashes pay, hours by up to 40%
PwC partners and staff are set to see a reduction in working hours and pay as the firm remains committed to putting...
06 April 2020
Business
NSW businesses set for $10k grant
New South Wales small businesses will soon be able to receive up to $10,000 to visit their accountant and pay for...
06 April 2020
Business
Are the government’s measures entirely ‘fair’?
With the urgency of providing financial relief to Australian businesses and individuals during the COVID-19 crisis,...
03 April 2020 • By Tasha Levy
Business
COVID-19 business confidence survey launches
A new monthly business confidence survey has launched today, seeking to uncover the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian...
02 April 2020
Business
‘We too have to make tough calls’: KPMG lays off 200 staff, mandates pay cuts
KPMG will part with 200 staff and ask employees to take up to a 20 per cent pay cut as the firm looks to deal with the...
02 April 2020
Business
Treasury hands commissioner discretion to determine JobKeeper eligibility
The Commissioner of Taxation will now be given discretion to establish eligibility for the new JobKeeper payment as...
02 April 2020
Appointments
Former big four partner appointed as Board of Taxation chair
A former KPMG partner has now been appointed as the chair of the Board of Taxation, nine months following the sudden...
02 April 2020
Business
From Politics to Payments: The Last Decade Has Changed the Role of Businesses...
Promoted by Digital Next In the past decade, we have seen astronomical improvements and advancements in the field of...
31 March 2020 • By Digital Next
Business
‘Surviving COVID-19: The Defining Moment for Accountants’
Promoted by ESS BIZTOOLS The Coronavirus Crisis is a 'defining monent' for the Prime Minister and the National...
31 March 2020 • By Peter Towers
Business
Banks extend repayment deferral to $10m loans
Up to 98 per cent of all businesses will now be able to defer loan repayments for six months following an extension of...
30 March 2020 • By Jotham Lian
Regulation
ATO clarifies COVID-19 rent relief concerns
The Australian Taxation Office has responded to widespread concerns on whether SMSF landlords providing rent relief to...
30 March 2020 • By Adrian Flores
Business
Government to release third round of measures to ‘hibernate’ businesses
A new wage subsidy is set to be unveiled today as the government looks to “hibernate” businesses over the next six...
30 March 2020 • By Jotham Lian
Business
10 working-from-home issues to consider during the COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus is rapidly emerging as a workplace health and safety issue, and many businesses are considering...
27 March 2020 • By Michael Croker, CA ANZ
Regulation
CA ANZ, CPA, IPA lobby for ‘essential’ designation
The joint accounting bodies will now lobby the government to include accountants in the list of essential services as...
27 March 2020