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  1. ‘Shut down for Christmas’, insolvency expert warns

    explore a shutdown period over Christmas. Jirsch Sutherland partner Andrew Spring noted that in the December quarter of last year, ASIC recorded an 11.2 per cent jump in the number of businesses going into external administration. And particularly for...

  2. Sydney accountants ‘unfazed’ by automation

    possibly because they’re nearing the end of their careers or view themselves as the most indispensable and, therefore, the last to be replaced by machines.” The report added Millennials are more worried about automation than other generations (18.10 per...

  3. EY flags 10 banking risks to look out for

    years. “These issues are akin to those that many, both inside and outside the industry, missed or understated prior to the last financial crisis,” EY wrote. “They are known, crucial issues that banks will need to manage as well as they do now for...

  4. Director identification numbers back on the table

    The government has reintroduced a bill that will see the implementation of director identification numbers. Last week, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019 was introduced, after the previous iteration of...

  5. BDO responds to proposed tax incentive changes

    component on the first $400k of R&D expenditure, 8.5 per cent on the next $500k of R&D expenditure and 12.5 per cent on the last $100k of R&D expenditure. Accordingly, its net total benefit will be $73,000 or 7.3 per cent of R&D expenditure.” Other...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  6. FBT considerations for the festive season

    hand, if you want to go all out, at least this way you will know the true cost. Why does this even matter? I had a client last year who took their staff out for a nice sit-down lunch: you know the type, cocktails, nice wine, the type where you are...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: George Morice
    • Category: Business
  7. ATO advises on year-end system availability

    requests processed after 13 December 2019 may not display on clients’ records until the new year. The ATO will send its last tax return status email on 18 December, with the emails set to resume on 8 January 2020.

  8. Government called to improve Treasury, tax profession relations

    relationship between the ATO and tax practitioners, and ensure that Treasury gives the profession the due respect as well. Last week, Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar said he would ensure tax practitioners would be given the due recognition and...

  9. Illegal phoenix behaviour sees director convicted

    director duties after pleading guilty to engaging in illegal phoenix activity. Appearing in the Adelaide Magistrates Court last week, Stanley Zbigniew Maka of North Adelaide, South Australia, pleaded guilty to one count of breaching his director duties...

  10. Former credit union boss faces criminal charges

    Kingston, of Windsor, Queensland, will now face up to 10 years’ imprisonment. Appearing in the Brisbane Magistrates Court last week, Mr Kingston has been charged with three counts of dishonest use of his position as a director of BCU; two counts of...

  11. Assistant Treasurer puts ATO on notice over tax profession interaction

    taxpayers with rental properties being represented by a tax agent. The Assistant Treasurer’s predecessor, Stuart Robert, had last year promised to hold the Commissioner of Taxation to concept of “grace”, in response to complaints around the ATO’s...

  12. ‘Show respect to tax agents’: Cultural change demanded at the ATO

    out its analysis of the individuals and small business tax gap. Commissioner Chris Jordan drew the ire of the profession last year when he pointed out that agent-prepared returns in the individuals space required more adjustments than self-prepared...

  13. A third of high-balance SMSFs in ATO’s sights

    misuse of super tax concessions, with a number of cases still active. Addressing SMSF Adviser’s SMSF Summit 2019 in Perth last week, ATO assistant commissioner Dana Fleming said the top 100 SMSFs in the sector had over $8.3 billion in assets between...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sarah Kendell
    • Category: Super
  14. Surge in complaints frustrates ATO’s performance target

    increased the number of people that are contacting the ATO about their superannuation.” The Inspector-General of Taxation last examined the ATO’s handling of employee notification cases in 2010, handing out four recommendations to deal with the...

  15. ATO appeals to Full Federal Court over backpacker tax decision

    The ATO has appealed to the Full Federal Court regarding an earlier decision on the application of the backpacker tax. Last month, in Addy v Commissioner of Taxation, the Federal Court ruled that the minimum 15 per cent tax for working holiday makers...

  16. ‘The licensing framework has failed’

    Apricot Actuaries, a new brand of digital advice providers A.S.A.P Advice, has found that of 655 SMSFs established over the last 12 months, 35 per cent did not receive licensed advice. Further, it found that of the 949 pension commencements assisted by...

  17. Business confidence ‘largely positive’ despite concerns

    from 170 Australian and New Zealand companies, 77 per cent viewed the global economy as growing, down from 83 per cent last year. “I would describe these economic outlook results as muted, as opposed to executives planning for a downturn,” said EY...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  18. ‘PDF is not e-invoicing’: ATO explains new payment experience

    $30.87 to process a paper invoice, $27.67 for a PDF invoice, but only $9.18 to process an e-invoice. Where we are now Late last month, the ATO was established as the Australian PEPPOL Authority, an e-invoicing framework being used in 34 countries...

  19. Are federal policies working against small businesses?

    cent, respectively. Conversely, support from Queensland SMBs has seen the most positive change, growing by 5 per cent from last quarter to 36 per cent. Positive sentiment across all other states held steady quarter on quarter, except for Western...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Cameron Micallef
    • Category: Business
  20. Carbon launches Melbourne accounting offering

    Igor Hnatko will join Carbon Group as a partner and team up with Allison Gardiner, who has led the Melbourne team over the last couple of years. “In my view, the key to help my existing clients and future clients supercharge their growth and benefit...