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  1. Government lobbied for major TPB changes

    resourced to enforce the code and carry out its disciplinary functions despite the $20.1 million funding announced in last year’s federal budget. It noted that out of the approximately 120 TPB staff members, 80 of them are allocated to handling...

  2. Carbon expands to NSW with 15th merger

    merger follows in the footsteps of Melbourne-based Books in Shape and Platinum Bookkeeping, which joined Carbon Group in the last six months. [email protected]

  3. M&A deals reach 7-year high

    a 19.5 per cent increase in transactions from the year before, representing the highest M&A activity in Australia in the last seven years. The total value of the 49 transactions over $50 million in 2018 was approximately $48.7 billion, compared to $41.6...

  4. Delivering a quarterly reporting and meeting service

    Use a standard agenda, with scope to vary and add items each meeting. Hold me to account about what I undertook to do at the last encounter. Tailor my accounting reports if need be. Tell me where the money went. Give me meaningful comparisons against...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Scott Charlton, Slipstream Coaching
    • Category: Business
  5. Both sides of government spin super promises

    party will not implement new taxes on superannuation. At this stage, there is no time frame for how long this guarantee will last in the Liberal Party’s statement. It’s important to note that when Scott Morrison was federal treasurer in 2016, he...

  6. Mental health and accounting: your role in the lives of your clients

    Institute of Public Accountants has been exploring the role accountants play in the lives of small business owners for the last two years. Over that time, they’ve found strong links to suggest an accountant can improve the mental health of an SME owner....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  7. Surprising jobs figures released for accounting, finance

    broadly, which includes lawyers and accountants, was up 9.5 per cent. “The sector to suffer the weakest quarter, and indeed last twelve months, was retail and wholesale. The 4.4 per cent fall in the March quarter was less than the prior two, but...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  8. Shorten says he ‘loves accountants’ despite deductions cap

    who wants to invest in our people?” The opposition leader’s comments come after he described such tax deductions as a “rort” last week, with the profession hitting back. Labor has based its policy on the ATO’s 2014–15 figures which showed that 48 people...

  9. Labor pushes on with franking credits ‘gift’ portrayal

    the implications of removing refundable franking credits The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics had last week released its report on the franking credits debate, recommending against the proposal and that any such move should only...

  10. IGT shoots down suggestion it makes ‘excuses for the Tax Office’

    garnishee notices. The email, which was sent by an ATO team leader in its Adelaide office to 12 frontline staff, said, “the last hour of power is upon us… That means you still have time to issue another 5 garnishees… Right?” The IGT subsequently found...

  11. ‘Bottom of political barrel’: Profession slams Labor’s attack on accountants ‘rort’

    to a particular figure,” said Professor Deutsch. “It is distortionary.” The ATO’s scepticism Commissioner Chris Jordan had last month questioned the basis of the proposal, noting that the millions that Labor were pointing to were probably down to...

  12. Surprise payslip audits follow tip-offs

    rights and that we can help them.” The hospitality industry was again overrepresented in contacts to the Fair Work Ombudsman last financial year, with 18 per cent of workplace disputes recorded, a third of court actions and almost 40 per cent of all...

  13. Election called: The big-ticket items for tax, accountants

    the CGT discount to be halved to 25 per cent for investments entered into after 1 January 2020. In his budget reply speech last week, opposition leader Bill Shorten reinforced his plans to put an end to cash refunds for excess dividend imputation...

  14. Tax agent claims family pet as guard dog, gets booted by TPB

    subsection 30-10(7) (tax agent services are provided competently) as a result of the ATO’s crackdown on the expenses front. Last year, the TPB’s compliance work for the 2017–18 period resulted in a total number of 287 sanctions, including 24...

  15. ATO sheds light on new SG education course

    the new superannuation guarantee obligations course have been released, with employers set to face an 80 per cent pass mark. Last month, Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 4) Bill 2018 received Royal Assent, giving the commissioner power to...

  16. New instant asset write-off could favour medium businesses more

    write-off than their smaller counterparts who are required to elect to use simplified depreciation to access the write-off. Last week, the government rushed the passage of its expanded instant asset write-off, increasing the threshold to $30,000 and...

  17. FBT red flags marked by ATO for 2019 lodgement

    to report benefits, incorrectly applying exemption for vehicles or incorrectly claiming reductions for these benefits. Just last year, the ATO issued PCG 2018/3, explaining when the commissioner will not apply compliance resources to determine if...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  18. 20 days for Aussie clients to file NZ version of STP

    obligations for New Zealand workers. “Because the [payday filing] is mandatory, there was a lead-up — just like in Australia last year with STP, before the first of July last year it wasn’t compulsory, it was optional [for employers with more than 20...

  19. Auditors set for name and shame for poor audit quality

    disciplinary processes for audit misconduct. CADB The review noted that ASIC had only referred six matters to CADB in the last eight years and only commenced one matter in court, due to RCAs voluntarily cancelling their registration prior to a CADB...

  20. Tax practitioners face new TPB 72-hour client complaint deadline

    72 hours when directed by the Tax Practitioners Board, as it seeks to focus its resources towards high-risk agents. Launched last week, the new complaint resolution process will see the TPB assess complaints from a client of a tax practitioner,...