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  1. 5 tips to getting BEPS right every time

    of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) local file as part of the BEPS Action 13 requirements, which came into effect last year. This is especially the case given the ATO has made some changes to the local file for Year 2 lodgements. Some of the...

  2. Popular property strategy hits tough times

    billion, of new home loan approvals, according to the latest data from APRA. This represents a 54.9 per cent dive in the last quarter. Interest-only loans are often encouraged as a way to maximise cash flow when building a property portfolio, as opposed...

  3. Tax experts highlight data disruption

    to keep on top of the changing tax landscape. “In terms of universities, we can’t teach tax the same way we have over the last 30 years. I think the analysis of data, the use of data has to be integrated into the syllabus so that people not only become...

  4. Turnaround in lodgement troubles following ATO swoop

    numbers are starting to drop this financial year, according to both the tax office and auditors on the front line. Late last year, the ATO reported that non-lodgement rates for the SMSF sector had reached critical levels, with around 40,000 funds at...

  5. Hundreds join new ATO portal trial, roll-out date still under wraps

    account balances; a better view of clients’ obligations and tax history, including debt and payment plan information for the last 10 years; and an overview screen that lets you quickly see what lodgement and payment obligations need action for your...

  6. Individuals speed up returns, royal commission drives early rush

    Individual lodgement numbers are ahead of where they were last year, and some tax professionals believe the royal commission and stricter lending conditions are driving businesses and individuals to lodge early. Tougher lending conditions in the wake...

  7. Senate passes $20,000 instant asset write-off extension

    Guarantee Amnesty. Today's announcement comes three months later than the announcement to extend the write-off for FY18 last year. While the extension would be welcome news to small business owners, there have been calls in the industry to consider...

  8. CA appointed to CBA board

    and masters in applied finance. Mr O’Malley stood down as managing director and CEO of BlueScope Steel in the second half of last year, after 10 years at the helm. He was chief financial officer prior to that. Mr O'Malley was also the chair and CEO of...

  9. ATO to up work-from-home focus this tax time

    Anderson said a record $7.9 billion in deductions for ‘other work-related expenses’ were claimed by 6.7 million taxpayers last year, with the tax office noticing a rise in expenses related to working from home. “There is a rising trend of employees...

  10. New Deloitte acquisition marks focus on automation for tax

    of new technologies and we are looking forward to delivering the next wave of innovation to clients.” Deloitte signalled last year that it had a "pipeline" of investments set for release in 2017 and 2018, many of which have so far had a digital focus....

  11. Accountants urged to stay alert as dodgy directors in government’s sights

    “Tax debt is a common catalyst of a failing business. The main reason is that failing businesses usually defers tax payment last and prioritise trade creditors, which can allow the business to continue trading. Unfortunately this strategy often fails,...

  12. The mismatch we face in financial advice

    who give holistic advice on their business and personal circumstances. As we have told FASEA in our submissions over the last couple of months, the public interest will be best served by retaining accounting professionals in the financial advice...

  13. Review of small business payment time underway

    payment time for small business clients. The Business Council of Australia’s supplier payment code, introduced in May last year, was aimed at improving payment times across the economy and committing signatory companies to pay small businesses within 30...

  14. Alternative to tax cuts floated amid Senate stalemate

    that Labor has proposed. With the second tranche of tax cuts for businesses over $50 million shot down in the Senate last month, the government has announced that it will not be taking the policy to the next election, instead focusing on accelerating...

  15. Tax experts contemplate small business tax cut plans

    experts. Following the failure to secure passage of the remainder of the corporate tax cuts for businesses over $50 million last month, ex-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said the government would instead focus on enhancing its tax plans for small- to...

  16. Over $53m worth of tax time errors detected so far

    or by taxpayers themselves, with over $11.9 billion in refunds processed, $270 million more compared to the same time period last year. However, according to ATO commissioner Kath Anderson, the tax office had to correct more than 112,000 tax returns,...

  17. ‘I had no off switch’: Rod Drury reflects on time as head of Xero

    software firm for the past 12 years, admitting to being unable to find optimal work/life balance. “I flew every week for the last two years and, really, for the last 15 years, I’ve flown at least every week or two. While I like to think I was a good...

  18. What is the future of the finance function?

    of auditors when blockchain technology is widely used? A third of the audit graduate intake of an Australian big four firm last year did not even have an accounting background. When machine learning takes over, the displaced human accountants must...

  19. ATO flags alternatives, flexibility for next STP deadline

    Commissioner, John Shepherd, told Accountants Daily. “That was a learning from the pilot that we did with small business last year. The finding of that was that not all small employers would want to take up a payroll product, and also, the need to have...

  20. New tax avoidance rules kick in, corporate clients on notice

    act quickly to determine if their corporate clients are impacted and transition before the deferred commencement date. Late last month, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 2) Act 2018 (the act) received Royal Assent, giving...