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  1. ATO 'under resourced completely' to deal with SMSFs: analyst

    said the ATO is struggling to keep up with its normal tax duties and is “under resourced completely.” “With SMSFs over the last five years, on top of a GFC, no wonder the tax department can’t’ keep up. And changes to superannuation are just constant,”...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Super
  2. National accounting and planning bodies announce alliance

    described as both a “commercial and political alliance”. Addressing the AIOFP offshore conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last week, NTAA Advice member advocate Phil Osborne said his organisation is seeking access to trusted relationships with...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  3. Changes to Division 7A not enough: Pitcher Partners

    from reaching their commercial goals, according to Pitcher Partners tax partner Theo Sakell. Mr Sakell’s comments follow last week's announcement by the Board of Taxation of proposed changes to Division 7A of part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation
  4. Xero posts massive jump in revenues

    a net loss after tax for the full year of approximately NZ$35 (AU$32.4) million, compared with NZ$14.4 (AU$13.33) million last year. A statement from Xero said recruitment and expanding the company’s global network were two key focuses for the 2014...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  5. Labour market improving: ANZ

    “Each of the main job ads/vacancies measures have risen this year, while some have been improving since the end of last year. Importantly, there has been strength in job advertising in some key industries, including construction, education and health,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  6. ASIC asks for small business sector's feedback

    regulator's services and engagement with the small business sector. This is ASIC’s second small business survey, with the last survey (conducted in late 2012) resulting in the establishment of ASIC's Small Business Engagement team. This team is focused...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  7. SMEs want tax process simplified: MYOB

    level since 2009. Mr Reed said these results are the first measure of SME sentiment regarding the federal government since last year's election and it appears sentiment is moving from negative to neutral. “The drop in dissatisfaction could mean small...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Tax
  8. RSM International expands network

    to the UK,” said Mr Hutchinson. Baker Tilly acquired RSM International's previous UK member firm, RSM Tenon, in August last year, creating a firm of 40 offices, around 3,500 partners and staff and a fee income of over £300 million. The acquisition of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  9. ATO provides BEPS update

    it requires change, domestically and internationally”. In his speech to the Tax Institute of Australia conference in Hobart last month, commissioner of taxation Chris Jordan said the ATO is focused on working more closely with partner tax agencies to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation
  10. Former KPMG partner jailed for insider trading

    court judge has jailed former KPMG partner Scott London for 14 months for his role in an insider trading scheme. Mr London last year pleaded guilty to a federal charge of securities fraud through insider trading, admitting to taking cash bribes and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  11. Stage is set for a surge in M&A activity

    he said. Mr Browing said the survey also revealed companies are now more likely to use debt to finance deals than this time last year. “The number of companies looking to use debt as their primary source for deal financing has more than doubled from 12...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  12. FSI to address competition concerns

    Inquiry (FSI), says the inquiry’s chair, David Murray. Speaking at an Australian Business Economists luncheon in Sydney late last week, Mr Murray said it was not surprising that the banking system has become more concentrated since the global financial...

  13. Legislative change is business' number one concern

    economic conditions, people risk and increasing competition to be named as business’ biggest concern. Finishing third in last year’s survey, regulatory and legislative change has been moving up consistently through the top ten risks over the past few...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  14. Retail turnover figures disappoint

    of momentum consistent with recent readings on consumer sentiment - after surging into solidly optimistic territory late last year, the Westpac-MI Consumer Sentiment Index retraced all those gains in early 2014 to be back slightly below 'neutral' in...

  15. Demand for accountants drops

    The oversupply of accounting professionals in Australia has doubled since June of last year, according to the latest Clarius Skills Indicator. The report, which tracks the availability of skilled labour in the Australian market, shows a surplus of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  16. Economy too fragile for cuts, says CPA Australia

    in the Budget, arguing the widely expected deficit levy could be seen as simply an amendment to an already existing tax. Last week, Mr Drum told AccountantsDaily that CPA Australia did not support the deficit levy, saying it would hurt small business,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation
  17. Government encouraging tax avoidance: William Buck

    further complexity to the tax system. This again increases opportunities and incentives for tax avoidance,” he said. “The last thing Australia needs to do is create, within our own borders, complex and inefficient tax arrangements that add more...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Tax
  18. Business conditions down but confidence up

    better but still soft, profits weaker,” he added. Despite the marginal improvement in confidence, the trend remains down on last year’s highs, with no signs of an immediate reversal. Soft forward orders and headwinds from business investment and a soft...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  19. The future of reporting

    by a company as part of their business strategy,” added Mr White. The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) last year released its International Framework to establish globally accepted guiding principles and content elements that govern the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation
  20. ATO in the firing line

    “The Budget forecasts for the 2014/2015 year will see total staffing in the general government sector return to the level last recorded in 2007/2008.