Business

Labour hire operators face jail for $4.6m illegal phoenixing scheme

A trio of labour hire operators will spend at least four years in jail after they were found to have charged clients...

13 September 2021 • By John Buckley

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Tax

Taxpayers left in the lurch on appeals, complaints channels: IGTO

Less than one in 10 taxpayers say they are aware of their rights to appeal an ATO decision with the Administrative...

06 September 2021

Business

Victoria announces September business boost

More than 175,000 Victorian businesses stand to benefit from a four-week $2.34 billion booster package, which will run...

06 September 2021

Business

Pandemic dampens career opportunities for women, exacerbates pay inequity

Women with children will likely bear long-lasting career impacts as a result of the pandemic, new research shows, as...

03 September 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Canberra business grants doubled following lockdown extension

Support grants for ACT businesses will now be doubled following the extension of lockdown restrictions for two more...

01 September 2021

Business

$13bn in JobKeeper pocketed by profitable businesses

The amount of JobKeeper payments made to profitable firms has now surpassed $13 billion, as the Senate closes in on an...

30 August 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Federal government under fire for patchwork support to lockdown-ravaged...

Frustration is brewing at the inequality and complexity of myriad business support programs among states and...

27 August 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Small businesses winded by lockdown restrictions

New data shows Australia’s road to economic recovery hit a major bump in July, as small businesses recorded their...

27 August 2021

Business

JobSaver expanded to rescue large hospitality, tourism businesses

Large hospitality and tourism businesses with revenues of up to $1 billion will now be eligible for JobSaver under a...

26 August 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Government expands SME loan scheme eligibility

Businesses that didn’t previously receive JobKeeper will now be eligible for loans of up to $5 million under the...

26 August 2021 • By John Buckley

Tax

‘Lead the way’: TPB sounds warning over blatant disregard of personal tax...

The Tax Practitioners Board has sent a warning to tax agents to comply with their personal tax obligations following...

25 August 2021

Business

PwC posts $2.2bn revenue for FY21

The big four firm posted a 4 per cent annual revenue increase in Australia for the 2021 financial year, which saw the...

25 August 2021 • By John Buckley

Regulation

Unfair contract terms set to be outlawed under new bill

Small businesses with up to 100 employees will now have stronger protections against unfair contract terms, as the...

24 August 2021

Business

KPMG moves to acquire technology consulting firm

The deal would see the Certus APAC team folded into KPMG’s technology enablement teams to bolster its support for...

24 August 2021

Business

Victoria injects $807m in additional business support

More than 110,000 Victorian businesses stand to benefit from $807 million in additional support, as the state...

19 August 2021

Business

ATO locks horns with Senate over JobKeeper disclosure order

The Tax Commissioner has refused to comply with a Senate order that would have revealed over 10,000 businesses that...

13 August 2021 • By John Buckley and Jotham Lian

Business

Victoria rolls out renewed business support

More than 100,000 Victorian businesses will stand to benefit from the additional support, as Melbourne sees its...

13 August 2021

Business

NSW business support applicants suffer sustained confusion

Small business owners are facing ongoing confusion over the state’s various support schemes as a result of changing...

13 August 2021