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Sydney cafe fined $124k for underpaying casuals
The court said “substantial” penalties were necessary after the brother and sister duo “deliberately” underpaid staff at The Noshery Cafe in Glebe.
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ATO warns advisers against suspect R&D tax claims
Spending by associated entities or activities conducted overseas will be subject to increased scrutiny, the Tax Office says.
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SMSFA laments ‘accountants out in cold' in QAR reforms
The limited licensing model is “dying” with fewer than 600 accountants now operating under the scheme, the association says.
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Bank watchdog slams 40% rise in hardship safeguard breaches
The “alarming” surge in banks failing to support customers facing financial difficulties erodes trust and confidence in the banking industry, it says.
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Tax ombudsman launches probe into how ATO handles identity theft
The IGTO calls upon practitioners to detail their experiences of unauthorised access to the tax system.
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Zeller pitches savings account into ‘gaps left by banks’
The fintech has rolled out five products in the past five weeks, a pace it claims is “unmatched” by any other bank in the world.
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Jobless rate up to 3.9%, ‘hints of softer labour market’
Unemployment has risen from its low last November and the growth in monthly hours worked is slowing, ABS data shows.
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Rein in levies or risk ‘death by a thousand micro-taxes’
The Productivity Commission says governments tend to “set and forget” industry levies, causing them to increase tenfold in the past few decades.
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Budget update benefits from $66bn in extra tax receipts
The revisions include a modest deficit next year and almost $40 billion in improvements out to 2026-27, the Treasurer says.
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Raft of revenue tweaks in MYEFO to raise millions
Changes to interest deductibility, taxes, thresholds and even passport fees made up the fineprint of the mid-year economic update.
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Legal high-flier to take reins at CPA Australia
Baker McKenzie regional chief Chris Freeland will replace Andrew Hunter next March.
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‘Brazen’ unregistered tax preparer fined $230k, banned for life
Perth woman broke the TASA on more than 500 occasions and exposed clients to unpaid taxes and penalties.
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Healthcare, public admin firms ‘fail at double rate of last year’
CreditorWatch data shows private companies operating in sectors with government involvement are going broke the quickest.
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Regional SMEs ‘fret over financial health, inflation’
A “yawning financial gap” has opened up between metro small businesses and their country cousins, survey finds.
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$3m super tax ‘will be devastating to farmers’
The SMSFA says claims by big super that just one in 100 funds have farm income fails to reflect reality.
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Cyber start-up Trustmi launches bank account validation tool
Conventional methods for validating vendor payments fall short, it says.
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Retailers ‘must raise cyber game to win holiday shoppers’
Fears of online fraud peak during the festive season, a survey finds, with only 9 per cent of consumers saying they have “full trust” in businesses managing their dat...
Migration strategy aims to fix ‘broken system’
A core list of occupations in demand combined with a new visa would help bring in the arrivals the nation needs, Home Affairs Minister says.
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Cairns woman gets 3 years’ jail for $283k GST fraud
Deborah Martin pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent BAS in the latest win for the ATO’s Operation Protego.
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Canberra scales up TPB sanction powers, penalties
Forging ahead with its response to the PwC tax scandal, the government proposes introducing a wider range of civil and criminal penalties, suspension powers and administ...
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