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‘Watch client communication list’: ATO anticipates myGov surge post-STP
A surge of clients signing up for a myGov account with the introduction of Single Touch Payroll could prove problematic for agents, with the ATO urging practitioners to p...
Tax and BAS agent portals set to shut down by March 2020
The Tax Office will likely halt access to the current tax and BAS agent portals by the first quarter of next year as it implements a new authentication process that will ...
Major bank announces partnership to enhance tax reporting capability
A major bank has teamed up with a fintech company to introduce a new tax reporting platform that will give advisers greater visibility over investment data.
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Intuit ‘won’t artificially price’ new bookkeeping service
A major accounting software provider has sought to reassure that its new bookkeeping service will not undercut the local market by being artificially priced.
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Finance teams seriously unprepared for cyber attacks
Cyber security preparation among finance professionals remains low despite acknowledging the rising threat against their organisation, a new survey shows.
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ATO major system outages strike again
Shades of the ATO’s 2017 annus horribilis have returned following a major system outage that has affected its online portals a day before an entities and individuals lo...
‘No silver bullet’ in accounting ecosystem
Clients looking to adopt new cloud systems need to curb their expectations of a perfect solution and take a leap forward to reap the benefits of quality data, say industr...
Intuit makes good on practice management development
Intuit QuickBooks Australia has announced some big new moves in the tax and bookkeeping space, including with its end-to-end tax and receipt capturing functions.
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First free STP mobile app launched
The first free Single Touch Payroll mobile app has now been launched as the industry readies itself ahead of the rollout of STP in just over a month’s time.
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Wolters Kluwer global services hit by malware
A malware infection has taken down the worldwide operations of an accounting software provider, with the company adamant that no client information has been breached.
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ATO grants extension after MYOB glitch, doubts cast over Reckon
MYOB has confirmed that clients affected by its system outages will be granted an exemption by the ATO, with one software boss claiming that MYOB is not the only provider...
MYOB hit by system glitches around reporting deadline
Accounting software provider MYOB has been hit with glitches, leaving accountants and their clients struggling to meet their BAS reporting deadlines.
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