Regulation

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ASIC pushes for new penalties for misuse of accountants’ certificates

The corporate regulator wants to see penalties and sanctions applied where the certificates are misused for...

31 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Federal Court dismisses tax agent’s appeal against termination

The court has upheld a decision by the AAT and Tax Practitioners Board to terminate an agent’s registration after she...

28 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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ATO scrutiny on trust distributions increasing, lawyer warns

The ATO’s additional guidance on trust distributions shows this is an area it is likely to check closely, says a...

24 May 2024 • By Keeli Cambourne

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Joint bodies push for ‘problematic’ accountants’ certificates to be scrapped

Accountants’ certificates are increasingly exposing accountants to significant personal risk and should be removed...

23 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Dob-in provisions to pose major issues for common scenarios

The breach reporting obligations will cause significant headaches for practitioners across a wide range of real-life...

21 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Government must right-size climate disclosure laws for SMEs or risk costly...

CA ANZ has long advocated for climate reporting standards, but compliance under the government’s proposed legislation...

17 May 2024 • By Amir Ghandar, CA ANZ

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Definitions in dob-in provisions ‘highly problematic’ for practitioners

The requirement for tax practitioners to form a legal opinion about what constitutes an indictable offence will be...

16 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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CA ANZ welcomes additional staffing for ASIC

The additional staffing announced for ASIC should focus on the regulation of audit and financing reporting, says CA ANZ.

16 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee