Regulation

ATO furthers fraudster crackdown with expanded data

The Tax Office will double down on its data-matching capabilities to protect taxpayers as reports of fraud have...

14 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Regulation

Ex-PwC partner gets registration terminated for $11m tax shortfall

Former PwC partner Richard Gregg has had his tax agent registration terminated by the Tax Practitioners Board for...

13 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

‘Time for reform?’: Accountant proposes change to tax advice regulation

Australia’s “increasingly difficult to justify” two-tier tax advice regulation system should be considered for...

13 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

RBA reveals August 2025 cash rate call

Following last month’s shock hold, find out, in this special announcement brought to you by Accounting Home Loans, if...

12 August 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

Use of accountants skyrockets once business revenue hits $100k

Once annual revenue reaches $100,000, businesses are much more likely to engage with external accountants, new...

12 August 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

APAC mid-market M&A deals see uplift, data shows

Merger and acquisition volumes in the middle market across the Asia-Pacific region have seen a slight uptick of 3.9...

12 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

‘Bold’ net cash flow tax idea could increase tax complexity, BDO says

Tax practitioners have welcomed the Productivity Commission’s “bold” net cash flow tax idea but warned against...

12 August 2025 • By Emma Partis

Technology

AI, automation, and accuracy

Here’s what Intuit QuickBooks’ latest updates mean for Australian accountants and businesses, writes Amanda Newton.

11 August 2025 • By Amanda Newton

Tax

KPMG responds to ‘large scale tax fraud’ conducted by former employee

Last week, an AFP and ATO raid unearthed that a former KPMG manager had allegedly “orchestrated a large scale tax...

11 August 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

‘Window of opportunity’: ATO makes change to tax debts on hold

The Tax Office is starting to include tax debts on hold in taxpayers’ account balances from this month.

11 August 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Fraud, tax debts, digitalisation top the ATO’s 2025–26 priority list

The ATO has released its corporate plan for the 2025–26 financial year, outlining its five top priorities for the...

11 August 2025 • By Emma Partis

Business

‘Increasingly sophisticated’ tax-time scams require proactivity from accountants

Tax season, one CTO says, is a key moment to prove to clients that “you're not just reactive, but proactive”, when it...

08 August 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

Tax practitioners urged to protect Australians from financial abuse in tax...

The tax community is working together to address the financial abuse of vulnerable Australians in the tax system to...

08 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Alleged tax fraudster faces charges following search warrant: ATO

The Tax Office has conducted a search warrant at a Sydney residence of a former consultancy firm employee who is...

08 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Accountants face AML staffing squeeze

Accounting firms must move quickly on hiring for AML compliance ahead of the July 2026 deadline, one expert has said.

07 August 2025 • By Accountants Daily

Regulation

Accountant’s unfair dismissal appeal upheld after clash with TPB-terminated...

An accountant claimed she was unfairly dismissed following a clash with a colleague who allegedly schemed to continue...

07 August 2025 • By Emma Partis

Technology

AI regulation must come with SME support, says CPA Australia

As the Productivity Commission continues to release interim reports, CPA Australia has said SMEs need support in the...

07 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

NSW joins crackdown on illicit tobacco to protect SME community

As the ATO continues its battle against illicit tobacco, the NSW government is introducing tough new laws to...

07 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson