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Tax
Upcoming budget tipped to target popular deductions
Ongoing and high-level warnings from the tax office about work-related expenses is prompting predictions the federal...
21 March 2018 • By Miranda Brownlee
Business
What would you do if you had a day off?
19 March 2018 • By Waddle
Business
PwC flags social, legal risks for big-name clients
19 March 2018
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Regulation
Licensing arm poses another big conflict for CPA
CPA’s licensing business is increasingly raising serious questions about the association’s eligibility as a monitoring...
15 March 2018 • By Miranda Brownlee
Business
The Marriage from Hell
Promoted by It all seemed perfect at the time. Documents signed and together we go blissfully off into the future. Yet...
14 March 2018 • By Accounting Business Expo
Business
CA puts permanent timetable changes to board
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand has a proposal before its board to permanently fix the timetabling...
14 March 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
Business
Turn culture into a competitive advantage with artificial intelligence
Promoted by Artificial intelligence (AI) provides an opportunity for organisations to improve their culture in ways...
13 March 2018 • By Harry Toukalas Co-founder, Blackhall & Pearl
Tax
IRS, ATO data causing a stir
The income tax compliance of expats under US law is creating concern in light of new data sharing arrangements between...
09 March 2018
Appointments
Deloitte snags former big 4 chief economist
Deloitte has announced the appointment of a former big four chief economist, as it seeks to boost its urban advisory...
07 March 2018
Technology
IPA locks in new software partnership
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has penned a deal with accounting and bookkeeping software provider, Receipt...
06 March 2018
Business
2 in 3 SME owners falter on succession as advice opportunity increases
Less than one in three small business owners have taken steps to address estate planning, despite the issue overtaking...
06 March 2018
Appointments
Steve Vamos to succeed as Xero chief executive
Accounting software provider Xero has announced the appointment of former Microsoft Australia boss Steve Vamos to...
05 March 2018
Appointments
KPMG snares rival big 4 exec
KPMG has announced the appointment of a rival big four principal as it seeks to further develop its financial services...
05 March 2018
Business
Master your craft and make more money
Promoted by Can I be any better at what I do? As an individual, as a business owner, or in relation to the business...
02 March 2018 • By Sholto Macpherson
Technology
‘No blanket extensions’: ATO set to contact 150,000 in STP push
Only five of about 140 software developers registered to provide single touch payroll (STP) services are ready ahead...
01 March 2018 • By Jemelle Blanco
Technology
Banks remain SME favourite for loans as software providers move in
A new survey has found that almost three-quarters of small business owners still turn to banks as their first option,...
28 February 2018 • By Jemelle Blanco
Appointments
BDO nabs rival mid-tier partner
Mid-tier firm BDO has appointed a partner from a rival firm, as it seeks to bolster its internal audit and risk...
26 February 2018
Technology
‘Technology is technology’: ATO bosses confident in system stability despite...
The ATO’s second commissioner told tax agents he is confident the new portals won’t be plagued with instability like...
23 February 2018 • By Jemelle Blanco
Tax
5,000 tax agents linked to key ATO compliance target
SMSF lodgement is a major compliance focus for the tax office, and its monitoring and surveillance have found 5,000...
16 February 2018
Tax
ATO gets defensive on big business tax compliance
As discontent stirs about the tough stance on small work-related expenses deductions, the ATO has issued a statement...
16 February 2018