Business

SMEs ‘must lift game on ESG’ as regulations bite big end of town

With incoming international regulations and national mandatory reporting, firms will need to throttle emissions...

16 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

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Appointments

Grant Thornton appoints experienced transfer pricing partner

Spells at ANZ and NAB makes Christine Cornish “a great addition”, the firm says.

15 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Technology

BGL releases AI-powered document-to-data feature

The SmartDocs Email to Fund software will automatically search and match transactions and attach the source document,...

15 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Appointments

Small practices that sell a vision can beat Goliaths to staff

Firms have to market themselves as forward-thinking because young candidates care about more than just money.

16 March 2023 • By Philip King

Business

‘Marked increase’ in directors seeking help with DPNs

Worrells says enquiries are up about 30 per cent and many directors are unaware of their personal liability.

15 March 2023 • By Philip King

Appointments

DFK International appoints Aussie CEO to executive board

The experienced professional will advocate for support of the organisation’s Asia-Pacific firms at an international...

14 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Business

Business clients need tutoring in tax obligations, ATO says

Accountants are being told to check that clients have correctly registered as some fail to grasp their tax obligations.

14 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Tax

Triple-pronged approach to Div 7A puts ‘crazy’ demand on accountants

The anti-avoidance law leaves tax professionals in the awkward position of explaining multiple interpretations to...

14 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Business

ABS app ‘to simplify task of responding’ to business surveys

Returning useful data to businesses should eventually help broaden the sample set, the bureau hopes.

15 March 2023 • By Philip King

Appointments

Take a lesson, teens, from one who knows: accounting’s cool!

CPA Australia will dispatch “ambassadors” to high schools in the hope of recruiting the next generation of tax...

14 March 2023 • By Philip King

Technology

KPMG buys Fiji-based digital transformation business

The addition will supply improved and broader delivery of Microsoft business applications to clients across Australia...

13 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

FWO acts over alleged $125k underpayment of migrant cleaners

Five workers on visas were subjected to sham contract arrangements and short-changed up to $50,000, the office claims.

13 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

Small business needs a short-cut to survival or exit

A simplified regime for SMEs should be “low-hanging fruit” for the insolvency review, says John Winter of ARITA.

13 March 2023 • By Philip King

Appointments

Dext appoints experienced C-suite innovator to executive team

He joins as chief product and technology officer at the firm after spending almost seven years at Epicor Software.

13 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

Fake tax agent repeat offender fined $150k, permanently banned

Federal court imposes “hardship” penalty for more than 600 contraventions over three years.

10 March 2023 • By Philip King

Business

ACT ‘must find cash for small business’ in upcoming budget

Funds for accessing support, digitising processes and supporting those impacted by the renewables transition are...

10 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Business

Staff want better WFH set-ups and expect bosses to pay, survey finds

Laptops, monitors and chairs top the list of demands as average home workers spend hundreds on equipment.

10 March 2023 • By Philip King

Technology

Xero to cut hundreds of jobs, close Waddle app

UPDATED: Global restructuring is essential to cut costs says freshly installed CEO.

09 March 2023 • By Philip King