Kate Carnell
Business

ASBFEO calls for accountant advice for struggling businesses

Australian small businesses facing significant financial stress should be provided with $5,000 worth of professional...
22 July 2020

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Super

Gold Coast tax agent banned for systemic SMSF lodgement abuse

A Gold Coast tax agent who misused self-managed superannuation fund auditor numbers for over 170 returns has now been...
16 July 2020
Parliament house
Business

90,000 SMEs to benefit from new JobTrainer program

The government has announced a $2.5 billion JobTrainer program, giving 340,000 Australians the opportunity to retrain...
16 July 2020
Warren Day
Business

ASIC responds to unlicensed early super release advice

ASIC has received over 100 reports of misconduct from the public regarding the provision of unlicensed advice by real...
16 July 2020
Global tax chiefs
Business

‘The world is getting smaller’: Global tax chiefs to focus on dodgy...

Crafty tax agents and lawyers enabling offshore tax evasion and avoidance through dubious schemes have now been put on...
15 July 2020
NSW Supreme Court
Business

4th Plutus Payroll conspirator sentenced to 4 years in jail

The fourth conspirator of the Plutus Payroll tax scandal has now been sentenced to four years in jail.
13 July 2020
Tim Pallas
Business

Fresh $534m support package for Victorian businesses

The Victorian government has announced new $5,000 grants for businesses impacted by the second round of restrictions...
10 July 2020
Natira Drayton
Business

A quarter of small businesses ‘would have struggled’ without accounting support

A new report has found one in four Australian small-business owners admitted they would have struggled to survive the...
09 July 2020
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Business

Tax-dodging accounting company, directors cop maximum ban from TPB

A Victoria-based accounting firm and its three directors have had their tax agent registrations torn up and banned for...
08 July 2020
Ian Klug
Business

COVID-19 tax return spruikers move into regulator’s sights

Unregistered agents spruiking large tax refunds in light of COVID-19 are now being targeted as part of the Tax...
07 July 2020
RBA
Business

RBA reveals July cash rate call

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced its decision on the official cash rate for July amid speculation the...
07 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian
Karen Payne
Business

JobKeeper, cash-flow boost delays dominate Inspector-General of Taxation...

Over 200 complaints around COVID-19 tax issues have now been raised with the Inspector-General of Taxation, as...
07 July 2020
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Tax

Tough post-JobKeeper conversations needed now, warn tax professionals

Small businesses taking advantage of federal and state government stimulus measures will need to deal with the hard...
07 July 2020
Chris Richardson
Business

Deloitte calls for JobTweaker, next COVID wage subsidy

JobTweaker has been proposed as the next stimulus measure that would extend to businesses requiring government support...
07 July 2020
CPA
Business

CPA repeats call for professional advice voucher scheme

The government has been pushed again to consider funding a voucher scheme for businesses to access professional...
06 July 2020
Karen Payne
Business

Inspector-General of Taxation investigates ATO’s complaints and appeals...

The Inspector-General of Taxation has launched an investigation into how effectively the ATO communicates the right...
01 July 2020
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet
Business

NSW launches new $3k grants for small businesses

Small businesses in New South Wales will now be able to access up to $3,000 as the state government rolls out a new...
30 June 2020
Pilot Partners associate director Cameron Woodcroft
Business

Don’t adopt ‘business as usual’ approach, says insolvency expert

Small businesses have been urged to refrain from taking a “business as usual” approach as Australia looks to enter its...
30 June 2020