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Deloitte overhauls 9-to-5 workday
From letting staff choose when their workday begins and ends to offering one paid “wellbeing day” per year, and...
30 June 2021
Business
NSW announces $10,000 business support package
29 June 2021
Business
Property investors urged to seek tax advice amid COVID-19
29 June 2021 • By John Buckley
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Financial regulators ASIC, APRA to be regulated by new authority
Legislation that will create a new watchdog to scrutinise Australia’s twin-peaks financial regulator model has now...
25 June 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Business
Small business performance hits 4-year high: Xero
New data shows jobs growth in the small business sector is steadily increasing, while payment waiting times are...
25 June 2021 • By John Buckley
Business
NSW ‘dressed for success’ with a budget geared towards health, infrastructure
In handing down New South Wales’ 2021–22 state budget, the Berejiklian government said it had three objectives:...
23 June 2021
Business
Deloitte sees revenue shrink to $2.3bn
Deloitte’s annual revenue fell by 7 per cent to $2.31 billion over the last 12 months as it dealt with weak trading...
18 June 2021
Business
PwC to invest $12bn on new jobs under new global strategy
As part of a new global strategy, the big four firm has committed to major spending to create jobs, adopt new...
17 June 2021 • By John Buckley
Business
Queensland delivers sound budget in a ‘straitjacket’: CPA
The industry body has warned that the Queensland government’s state budget emerges as one founded on good intentions...
16 June 2021
Business
Accountants, ATO officers honoured on the Queen’s birthday
Three prominent accountants and two senior ATO officers have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List.
15 June 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Regulation
New client verification standards require education: IPA
The ATO and the Tax Practitioners Board should educate practitioners on their new client verification obligations...
11 June 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Business
‘A warning to employers’: Victorian wage theft laws commence 1 July
Accountants should remind their business clients to proactively assess whether they’re paying their employees...
11 June 2021
Business
Business equipment spending surged in May: CBA
Australian business investment in equipment and machinery was up by 21 per cent in May, compared with the same period...
11 June 2021
Business
‘Inevitable ATO scrutiny’: Chartered accountant denied cash flow boost
An experienced chartered accountant who paid himself one week’s wage of $107,500 has been denied the COVID-19 cash...
10 June 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Business
Cash flow woes still troubling 3 out of 4 businesses
Cash flow concerns continue to dominate the minds of small business owners despite a considerable drop in those...
09 June 2021
Business
SMEs begin to feel pre-pandemic business pressures: MYOB
While small business owners remain positive about the year ahead, many have grown concerned over cash flow and the...
09 June 2021 • By John Buckley
Tax
Sydney tax agent axed over JobKeeper fraud
A Sydney tax agent has been banned for the maximum five-year period after allegedly claiming over $500,000 in...
07 June 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Business
Small business owners face mounting mental health concerns: MYOB
Nearly half of small and medium-sized business owners feel that running their own business has directly contributed to...
04 June 2021
Business
Government weighs up federal support as Victoria doubles business support...
The Victorian government will allocate a further $209.3 million to support the state’s small businesses through an...
03 June 2021 • By John Buckley
Business
SMEs reluctant to secure advice beyond tax and compliance: ScotPac
New research shows a marked increase among small and medium-sized businesses looking to restructure, though only 18...
03 June 2021 • By John Buckley