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Corporate accounting problems dominate ASIC’s review

Inappropriate accounting treatments continue to dominate ASIC’s review of financial reports, with one in five listed...

18 December 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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Former Board of Tax chair joins government’s foreign investor compliance mission

A prominent tax professional has been appointed as a part-time member to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)...

14 December 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Material decline’ in corporate insolvencies

ASIC’s annual review of corporate insolvencies shows a sizeable decline in reports received during the 2016/17...

12 December 2017 • By Katarina Taurian

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Government marks further super changes, boosts ATO's portfolio for 2018

Treasury will review the rules governing early release of superannuation where there are cases of severe financial...

11 December 2017 • By Miranda Brownlee

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‘Surprising’ 2017 reports prompt ASIC’s caution to accountants, auditors

ASIC has released its focus areas for the year ending 31 December 2017 financial reports, calling on accountants and...

11 December 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO stands firm despite big business escaping tax in FY15/16

Several hundred corporations with activities in Australia appeared to have paid no tax in 2015/16, but the ATO said...

08 December 2017 • By Katarina Taurian

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Which tax policies are fuelling Australian property prices?

The property bubble has been inflating since the late 1980s and to better understand which tax policies have...

07 December 2017 • By Chris Hooper, Accodex

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New property scheme passes, with new carve-outs

As per this year's federal budget, the First Home Super Saver Scheme has passed both houses, but there are amendments...

07 December 2017 • By Miranda Brownlee