Regulation

TPB impersonators spark fresh scam warning

Scammers have upped the ante with tax scams, with the Tax Practitioners Board now warning of a scam call impersonating...

09 January 2019

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Business

Business advisory proves a bugbear for some accountants

Information overload and lack of tried-and-tested strategies has made business advisory a sore point for many...

24 December 2018

Business

Interest-only loans ‘deluge’ unlikely despite cap lifting, says CPA

APRA’s lifting of restrictions of interest-only loans will unlikely see a “deluge” of new loans, says one accounting...

20 December 2018

Business

Audit, SMSF slips see firm’s licence cancelled

An Australian financial services licensee has had its licence cancelled by ASIC for failing to manage conflicts of...

18 December 2018

Business

MYEFO tipped to deliver business ‘pre-Christmas cheer’

The government’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook will likely contain more business-centric initiatives as it...

14 December 2018

Business

Revamp in the works for Tax Institute’s education arm

The Tax Institute will begin offering new learning methods, including shorter, digitally enabled content in a bid to...

07 December 2018

Regulation

Liquidator costs slashed as ASIC finalises funding model

The corporate regulator has published the actual regulatory costs for its first year under the new industry funding...

06 December 2018

Business

Government targets small business tax disputes in new move

Small businesses facing a tax dispute will now find it cheaper and easier with support and advice from a team within...

29 November 2018 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Former CPA avoids jail time for $43k fraud

A former CPA has avoided an immediate prison sentence despite stealing more than $43,000 while he was a director of a...

29 November 2018

Business

Director who owed $200k to ATO gets good behaviour bond

After being given a 12-month jail sentence for charges related to phoenix activity, a company director has been...

22 November 2018

Business

MYOB hails 20-day payment times despite quicker push

The government’s decision to pay small businesses within 20 business day has been lauded as better than other...

22 November 2018

Business

‘Biggest structural reform’ to SME finance gets thumbs up

An accounting body has welcomed the government’s introduction of a new small business financing scheme off the back of...

22 November 2018

Business

Labor pledges to fund free tax clinics

Labor has proposed to fund 10 tax clinics around the country to help disadvantaged taxpayers engage with the ATO’s...

20 November 2018

Business

Jail time for WA phoenix operator

A Western Australia phoenix operator has been sentenced to jail time for fraudulently obtaining close to $900,000...

19 November 2018

Business

Labor proposes new office to trial govt, ATO programs

Labor’s proposal to establish a new office within Treasury to conduct randomised trials of government programs,...

15 November 2018

Tax

Sydney tax agent convicted of fraud, money laundering

A Sydney tax agent has been sentenced to five years in prison for tax fraud and money laundering after a joint ATO and...

14 November 2018

Business

ATO tells tax agents to call out dodgy competitors

Tax practitioners have been urged to refer dodgy practitioners to the regulators, as part of the ATO’s campaign to...

13 November 2018

Technology

Silver lining in government’s digital push for accountants

The government’s push towards a digital environment can be a “double-edged sword,” but Australia’s continued efforts...

12 November 2018 • By Billie Andrada