consulting role at Asparq. The acquisitions emerge as a new stage of growth for the boutique multidisciplinary firm, which last year announced the appointment of former Ernst & Young tax partner Denise Brotherton as its accounting and advisory business...
“The patchwork of relief from states all doing their own thing in response to a national emergency is making it worse than last year when we had a Commonwealth approach,” said Mr Greco. “JobSaver was supposed to be the national response to extended...
processing at Service NSW, whom critics say were ill-equipped to administer the scheme. Data revealed by Service NSW last week showed 208,775 applications worth $1.6 billion in financial support have now been approved for payment, out of a total of...
Australia’s road to economic recovery hit a major bump in July, as small businesses recorded their worst performance since last December in the face of ongoing lockdown restrictions affecting more than half of the Australian population. Xero on Thursday...
$75,000 and $250 million with weekly payments of up to $100,000. The changes come after NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian last week announced an extension of the Greater Sydney lockdown to the end of September. “Given the extended Public Health Order, and...
cases, significantly reduced turnover in 2020–21 to meet ASIC’s levies,” CA ANZ said. CA ANZ points to estimates released last June which suggested the 2019–20 industry levy for registered company auditors would be $628; liquidators, $101; and financial...
Goodwin has always specialised in helping businesses recover from economic challenges,” Mr Calabretta said. “Over the last year, it has become very apparent there are also some fantastic organisations, both listed and unlisted, as well as start-ups,...
in one place. The inquiry into the effectiveness of the 2015 employee share scheme reforms was first announced in February last year, when it was faced with determining whether previous changes were effective in “bolstering entrepreneurship in Australia...
well as our core business offering in assurance and tax.” Partner profits were up as well, 18 per cent higher than they were last year, when the firm booked a 15 per cent reduction. The firm said better-than-expected profits enabled it to make...
customers and partners to The Access Group,” Mr Agiasotis said. “This acquisition marks the fourth for the company in the last two years and demonstrates The Access Group’s intent for being recognised as a leading business software provider across the...
have re-evaluated their staff benefits programs to better reflect the mental health needs of employees and their families. Last year, some of the firms within the HLB Mann Judd network provided staff with a Recharge Day in lieu of Melbourne Cup Day, for...
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Tony Fittler, HLB Mann Judd Australasian Association
years now but is not just renowned here in Australia but around the world. “The quality of service we provided over the last month is not up to standard. We are making headway in relation to the business grants and I’ll provide you with the figures...
accountants surveyed reported an increase in the number of enquiries they’d received related to financial distress in the last month. Financial distress wasn’t limited to areas in lockdown, either, with 38 per cent of respondents unimpeded by lockdown...
on measures that could further exacerbate their workloads, critics say. The ATO’s 2021–22 corporate plan, released early last week, has attracted criticism for its focus on measures that have historically added double-handling to the workloads of...
for the exit. Earlier this year, CA ANZ said that registry has dropped from about 20,000 members to 19,000 members over the last 15 months as a result of ASIC’s ever-increasing levy. Overall, the financial advice sector has seen adviser numbers fall to...
and ask them to prove they’ve had it. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) released updated workplace COVID-19 vaccination guidance last week, which maps out a four-tier system highlighting the select circumstances under which some Australian employers would...
relief to tenants with an annual turnover less than $50 million under an extended state support scheme. The NSW government last week announced the reintroduction of national cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing, which will mandate...
offering Audit Shield in Australia. Now, our claims team have shifted their focus from the historical claim data from the last financial year, to predictions of what will happen in some audit activity areas over the next 12 months. Our claims team...
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Rod Spicer - Associate Director, Accountancy Insurance
continuing to provide tax agent services despite an injunction ordering him not to do so. The Federal Court of Australia last week sentenced Kent Scott Hacker to seven months in jail and issued his company, One Stop Global Staffing Pty Ltd (OSGS), with...
and red tape, say eight of Australia’s largest financial advice industry associations. After the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort opened for consultation on 16 July, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), CPA Australia, Financial...
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