Business

JobKeeper reimbursement to hit 728,000 businesses

Micro employers are leading the way with JobKeeper enrolments as the first ATO reimbursement payments begin to land in...

07 May 2020

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Xerocon cancelled in light of COVID-19

The accounting software provider has now moved to cancel its flagship event five months in advance.

29 April 2020

Business

Australia needs a competitive tax system post-COVID-19: BCA

Policymakers will need to consider if red tape that was suspended during the COVID-19 crisis is necessary...

29 April 2020 • By Aidan Curtis

Business

Treasury boss hails ‘rapid’ ATO stimulus delivery

Treasury Secretary Steve Kennedy has defended the rollout of stimulus payments to businesses and individuals, while...

28 April 2020

Tax

Big four steps up with ‘largest pro bono’ tax offering amid COVID-19

A big four firm will now partner with the University of NSW to offer Australia’s “largest pro bono tax professional...

28 April 2020

Business

COVID-19 an ‘opportunity’ for tax reform

Policy makers should be treating the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to enact the comprehensive tax reform that...

23 April 2020

Business

ASBFEO calls for payments law as big businesses use COVID-19 as excuse

The ASBFEO is asking for 30-day payment times to be legislated immediately, following reports that big businesses are...

21 April 2020 • By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

Business

‘We are not immune’: Deloitte mandates 20% pay cut

Deloitte partners and staff will now face a minimum 20 per cent reduction in pay as the firm responds to the COVID-19...

16 April 2020

Business

Business confidence at its ‘weakest level’

Business confidence has hit an all-time low and most businesses expect the economic impacts of the coronavirus to...

15 April 2020

Business

SA businesses set for $10k cash grant

South Australian small businesses will soon be offered up to $10,000 to help cover ongoing expenses as the state...

14 April 2020

Business

Tax-dodging director barred from managing companies

A failure to pay taxes and allowing a company to trade while insolvent have resulted in a sole director being...

09 April 2020

Business

SMEs to receive rent waivers, deferrals

Small and medium businesses will now be granted rental waivers and deferrals under a mandatory Code of Conduct...

08 April 2020

Business

RBA reveals April cash rate call

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced its decision on the official cash rate for April following a rare...

07 April 2020 • By Cameron Micallef

Business

PwC slashes pay, hours by up to 40%

PwC partners and staff are set to see a reduction in working hours and pay as the firm remains committed to putting...

06 April 2020

Business

NSW businesses set for $10k grant

New South Wales small businesses will soon be able to receive up to $10,000 to visit their accountant and pay for...

06 April 2020

Business

COVID-19 business confidence survey launches

A new monthly business confidence survey has launched today, seeking to uncover the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian...

02 April 2020

Business

‘We too have to make tough calls’: KPMG lays off 200 staff, mandates pay cuts

KPMG will part with 200 staff and ask employees to take up to a 20 per cent pay cut as the firm looks to deal with the...

02 April 2020

Business

Treasury hands commissioner discretion to determine JobKeeper eligibility

The Commissioner of Taxation will now be given discretion to establish eligibility for the new JobKeeper payment as...

02 April 2020