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Bad tax advice leaves financial adviser with $3m damages bill

A former financial adviser has been ordered to pay almost $3 million in damages after being taken to court for her tax...

28 February 2018 • By Killian Plastow

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ASIC signals 2018 focus on accounting standards in fresh report

The corporate regulator outlined areas that professionals should be particularly careful with as new accounting...

27 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Leading-edge tax policy’ requires attention to fine print

Accountants have been advised to pay close attention to certain requirements of the small business restructure...

26 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Payroll, compliance issues top dodgy practices in Aussie business

Thousands of anonymous reports to the workplace regulator have shown problematic payroll practices and shoddy internal...

23 February 2018 • By Reporter

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New laws can trigger TASA breaches for accountants, TPB confirms

Accountants who fail to comply with new data breach laws can now face significant sanctions by the Tax Practitioners...

23 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Sluggish TPB processing as 19,000 financial advisers registered

The total number of registered tax (financial) advisers stood at 19,000 at the end of January, as the Tax...

22 February 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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‘Potential accounting changes’ triggered in new standards

An accounting network has flagged the potential impact of some new accounting standards’ fine print relating to...

21 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Substantiation will be a key focus’: ATO drums in tax time 2018 hit list

The tax office has further detailed what type of work-related expenses will be in focus this tax time and signalled a...

20 February 2018 • By Katarina Taurian