Business

Business confidence at 10-year high: NAB

The bank’s monthly business survey reported signs of pre-pandemic normalcy, with business confidence at a 10-year high...

10 March 2021 • By John Buckley

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Illegal early access to super scheme sees financial adviser charged

A Glenroy financial adviser could face up to 20 years in prison for operating an illegal early access to...

02 March 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

KPMG offers COVID-19 ‘thank-you payment’, repays portion of salary cuts

A stronger-than-expected first-half performance will see the big four firm return another portion of COVID-19 pay cuts...

25 February 2021

Business

ATO secures first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud

A Victorian man has been handed Australia’s first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud after attempting to access...

24 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Insolvency regulator suspends ex-PPB partner’s trustee registration

A former PPB Advisory partner has had his trustee registration suspended for a period of three years, following the...

23 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Businesses can’t force staff to be vaccinated: Fair Work

Employers will be unable to force staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as fresh guidance surfaces amid the rollout...

22 February 2021

Business

Tax agent terminated after trying to bribe client to withdraw complaint

The Tax Practitioners Board has terminated the registration of a company tax agent after the agent attempted to...

22 February 2021

Regulation

ATO sounds alert over new ‘alarming’ TFN scam

The Tax Office has issued a warning over a new tax file number scam that has seen nearly $120,000 being lost to...

22 February 2021

Business

Victoria rolls out cash grants for businesses affected by snap lockdown

More than 50,000 Victorian businesses are set to receive at least $2,000 in cash grants following the state’s most...

21 February 2021

Business

Only 5% of businesses still with deferred loans: ABA

The Australian Banking Association has announced that just 5 per cent of deferred business loans are yet to resume...

19 February 2021

Business

‘Businesses are being treated as an afterthought’: CPA Australia calls for...

Snap lockdowns will continue to wreak financial havoc for businesses all across Australia unless a national safety net...

18 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Federal Court hands out highest-ever $22.68m penalty to tax exploitation...

A former tax agent and chartered accountant has been hit with $22.68 million in penalties after being found to have...

16 February 2021

Regulation

ATO yet to analyse profit-making companies on JobKeeper

The Tax Office is unlikely to review companies who have gone on to post large profits and paid out executive bonuses...

12 February 2021

Tax

Government issues alert as tax-scam calls spike

At least 200 scam calls impersonating the Tax Office were made this week, as scammers continue to demand money by...

12 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Post-JobKeeper jitters hitting small-business owners: Survey

Small-business owners are beginning to worry about the end of JobKeeper in seven weeks, as the government continues to...

11 February 2021 • By Jemelle Blanco

Business

Tax agent who told ATO officer to commit ‘suicide’ disqualified

A tax agent who engaged in unprofessional and threatening conduct towards ATO and TPB officers has been denied a stay...

05 February 2021

Business

New credit reporting bill passes Parliament

Financial hardship information will soon feature on a person’s credit report, after new laws aimed at giving consumers...

05 February 2021

Business

Government mulls HECS-style business loans

A HECS-style loan scheme for businesses, currently being considered by the Treasury, would provide a lifeline for many...

05 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian