Business

$360K, $1.8m data breach penalties raise flags for small business ombudsman

The small business ombudsman has issued a blanket reminder about the new data breach laws penalties, after finding...

31 January 2018

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Tax

Family home changes, CGT cuts on mid-tier exec’s list to address housing...

As calls to further open up super to first home buyers resurface, a mid-tier executive is mulling a number of policies...

29 January 2018 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Payroll software suspicions central to FWO’s latest swoop

The Fair Work Ombudsman is pursuing a national franchise for its compliance with workplace laws, and is now alleging...

25 January 2018

Regulation

'Grassroots relationships' trump pricing considerations

The Revolutionary Firm's founder Melanie Power has weighed into the ongoing pricing debate in bookkeeping - in...

24 January 2018

Regulation

Key CPA exec made redundant post-review

CPA Australia has removed one of its highest-paid executives, following recommendations from former auditor general...

24 January 2018

Appointments

Mid-tier snags Deloitte exec to boost super services

A mid-tier firm has acquired the services of a former big four superannuation taxation expert, as it aims to bolster...

15 January 2018

Business

Mid-tier launches new service line with PwC hire

Led by a new hire from PwC, one mid-tier has put together a new team to capitalise on growing market demand for...

11 January 2018

Technology

Software savvy grads a ‘prize catch’ in 2018

Last year saw many universities exposed for their out-of-date accounting courses, giving graduates who go above and...

04 January 2018

Tax

Australia’s big corporates struggle with new accounting standards

Less than one in 10 of Australia’s largest companies have adequately considered the impact of the new accounting...

02 January 2018

Regulation

Government pushed to bridge ‘confidence gap’ on STP

After it identified a series of barriers to the single touch payroll rollout for small business, the government is...

21 December 2017

Appointments

Big 4 firm features heavily in Board of Taxation appointments

A former big four chair and chief executive has been reappointed as the part-time chair of the Board of Taxation,...

21 December 2017

Appointments

KPMG makes sizeable firm acquisition in Sydney

Big four firm KPMG has acquired a multi-service accounting firm in Western Sydney, marking its expansion plans with...

14 December 2017

Appointments

Former Board of Tax chair joins government’s foreign investor compliance mission

A prominent tax professional has been appointed as a part-time member to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)...

14 December 2017

Appointments

Accounting, fintech software firm bolsters leadership team

The former chief executive of a Challenger-owned subsidiary, Accurium, has been appointed as chief operating officer...

13 December 2017

Business

Grow today. Master tomorrow.

Promoted by It is an interesting time to be a tax practitioner. The tax world is at the cusp of something quite...

12 December 2017 • By Cheryl Goh, The Tax Institute

Appointments

KPMG appoints CA to top job in Queensland

KPMG Queensland has appointed one of its veteran executives to the position of Queensland chair, effective 1 January...

12 December 2017

Business

Disruption is coming to healthcare – are you ready?

Promoted by Healthcare professionals have largely been shielded from the disruption visited upon those working in many...

05 December 2017 • By Macquarie Bank

Business

‘Coursework in Australia is 40 years out of date’: Uni plans to modernise...

One university is set to update its accounting degree, but feels boxed in by the standards set by the International...

04 December 2017