Super

$3m bill set for debate next Thursday

The controversial $3 million super tax bill is due to be debated again in Parliament next Thursday.

06 September 2024 • By Keeli Cambourne

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Business

BDO doubles Melbourne office to accommodate expanding team

The Melbourne BDO office is set to relocate to Collins Street next year following the growth within its...

05 September 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

Merchant decision ‘does not displace longstanding principles’, says ATO

The decision by the AAT to overturn a trustee disqualification has “limited broader application” given the peculiar...

05 September 2024 • By Keeli Cambourne

Business

SMEs don’t need to ‘tough it out on their own’, says joint bodies

Peak industry associations have banded together to help struggling small businesses repay debt on time with the...

05 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Accounting bodies demand action on code changes in letter to PM

Various accounting bodies have called for amendments to be made to the Tax Agent Services Determination ahead of a...

05 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Grey zone warfare, state competition investigated in Australian-first podcast

Contested Ground, a new podcast investigating the complex and murky world of grey zone warfare as nations compete on...

04 September 2024 • By Liam Garman

Tax

ATO predicts further jump in tax debt disclosures to credit agencies

The Tax Office expects the use of intent-to-disclose notices will ramp up further this income year based on trends...

04 September 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Skincare brand CEO shares how she pivoted during COVID-19

Ahead of her keynote address at the Women in Finance Summit 2024, Ella Baché CEO Pippa Hallas has outlined how her...

04 September 2024 • By Pippa Hallas

Tax

ATO reveals common rental property errors from data-matching program

Recent results from the data-matching program identified issues around the reporting of rental income and claims for...

04 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Renewable energy scheme has left SMEs fighting for compensation: NSWSBC

Small renewable energy businesses have been left ‘out of pocket’ for completed work due to the ‘Small-scale Renewable...

04 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Accountants lack crucial crypto knowledge, warns industry professional

Australian accountants need to improve their crypto expertise to meet increasing market and industry demands, an...

03 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

SME owners ‘fearful’ about not being paid, says ASBFEO

Australian small-business owners are becoming increasingly concerned about missed payments from other businesses...

03 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

‘Brazen’ ATO bribes land man behind bars

A man has been sentenced to three years and 14 days’ imprisonment for paying a bribe to a former ATO employer in...

03 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

ATO practice statement lays down law on illegal early release perpetrators

Recent updates in the Practice Statement Law Administration (PS LA) 2021/1 show that the ATO means business when it...

03 September 2024 • By Keeli Cambourne

Business

Aussie small business facing ‘rocky road ahead’: Sussan Ley

More must be done to reduce the burden of red tape for small businesses and the accountants servicing them, according...

31 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

‘Disturbing’: Tax lawyers push back on proposal to register with TPB

Taxation lawyers have slammed the “ill-advised and regrettable” proposal that they register with the Tax Practitioners...

02 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Super

‘Clock is ticking’ for payday super legislation, says SMC

The super peak body has called for urgent legislative reform of the Australian superannuation system to ensure...

02 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Coalition to push ahead with disallowance motion for TASA changes

The latest concessions offered by the Assistant Treasurer in regard to the code changes “are too little too late”,...

30 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee & Christine Chen