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Government lobbied on backpacker tax system
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Government lobbied on backpacker tax system

Charted Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has asked the Australian government to reclassify taxation on...
14 September 2016 • By Reporter

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What does the new withholding tax mean for your clients?
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What does the new withholding tax mean for your clients?

It's important to be across the new “non-final withholding tax regime” came into effect on 1 July 2016, potentially...
13 September 2016 • By Josh Chye, HLB Mann Judd
ATO ramps up surveillance on unusual assets
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ATO ramps up surveillance on unusual assets

One national accountancy network has reminded professionals the ATO is obtaining more than 100,000 insurance policies...
13 September 2016 • By Katarina Taurian
SME, accountant penalties tipped to ‘hugely’ drop
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SME, accountant penalties tipped to ‘hugely’ drop

New rules in the pipeline for small business penalties will see accountants emerge as “big winners”, as one national...
09 September 2016 • By Katarina Taurian
Draft legislation for super tax measures released
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Draft legislation for super tax measures released

The government has released the first tranche of exposure draft legislation for its superannuation reforms, but still...
08 September 2016 • By Katarina Taurian
New reporting requirements to hit Aussie accounting firms
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New reporting requirements to hit Aussie accounting firms

Mid-tier firm BDO has today warned Aussie SMEs operating under a parent company that they could be unaware of a "raft...
08 September 2016 • By Katarina Taurian
Phoenix crackdown sees director banned
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Phoenix crackdown sees director banned

The corporate regulator has banned a director from managing companies for a maximum of five years following his...
07 September 2016 • By Reporter
Death of compliance rejected as ‘nonsense’
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Death of compliance rejected as ‘nonsense’

As new research indicates accountants are not noticing a decline in demand for compliance services, industry experts...
07 September 2016 • By Mitchell Turner