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  1. High Court ruling offers relief over franking arrangement

    Supreme Court of Queensland of a franking credit streaming arrangement has been labelled a “relief” by one mid-tier firm. Last week, the High Court held that in Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Thomas & Ors, the provisions in subdivision 207-B ITAA...

  2. Accountants hang on despite ratings crash for finance sector

    in a row, banking, finance and insurance was the lowest category in the Index. Its net score has dropped dramatically from last year with a score of -15. It has never before scored this badly — 55 per cent of respondents consider the sector unethical...

  3. Dob in dodgy competitors, ATO says pre-tax agent strike

    the industry following the landmark individual tax gap report. The ATO’s individuals not in business tax gap report released last month, revealed an $8.76-billion tax gap, with tax agents in the firing line as its random enquiry program showed tax...

  4. KPMG snags another marketing heavyweight

    of such a dynamic business in a rapidly evolving environment is energising and I can’t wait to start making an impact.” Just last month, KPMG CBMA announced the acquisition of customer experience innovation consultancy, UDKU. The acquisition follows a...

  5. Pay gap up to $40k in Sydney accounting firms, study finds

    static while men saw an increase of $4,000, causing the salary gap to increase to 18.28 per cent, up from 13.98 per cent last year.” While salaries at the support level were on par, this was the only role level where women outnumbered men. “Nearly 70...

  6. Proposed R&D changes labelled complex, uncompetitive

    program. “There is this constant tweaking. It causes instability in the market because people just don’t know if it’s the last change and if it’s stable. How do you budget your five or six-year innovation spending like that, what does the roadmap look...

  7. ATO sets sights on 200,000 taxpayers with short-term rentals

    tax consequences before jumping into the short-term rental market space. “This type of short term rental has boomed in the last few years and many people have gone into it without thinking through the tax consequences. It might seem obvious to those of...

  8. Additional rules surface with stapled structures clampdown

    the extension of the scope of the non-arm’s length income rule and to introduce a concessional cross-staple rent cap. Late last month, the government released exposure draft for Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Foreigners Pay Their Fair Share of Tax...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  9. Big four boss credits high-profile appointments, tax arm for FY18 results

    announced a 9.2 per cent revenue growth to $1.64 billion for the 12 months to 30 June 2018, up from $1.5 billion recorded last year. Mr Wingrove said the firm’s results were down to its management consulting business, which continued to be its...

  10. ‘Glib responses’: Treasury audit framework slammed

    the government’s plan to introduce a three-year audit cycle for SMSFs are “falling on deaf ears”, says one association body. Last month, Treasury released a discussion paper outlining its proposed framework for the three-year model, including suggesting...

  11. BDO eyes big four territory with audit plans

    BDO managing partner Tony Schiffmann said the mid-tier has had an average 10 per cent growth in its audit division in the last 12 months despite years of stagnation. Mr Schiffmann believes the growth comes from a market shift, where clients are...

  12. Reckon first-half results take a hit

    morning, Reckon posted a $39.9-million revenue for the six months to June 2018, down 6 per cent from $42.3 million recorded last year. Its net profit attributable to members came up to $5.2 million, down 5 per cent from $5.4 million last year. MYOB’s...

  13. Accountants’ exemption revival lobby in the works

    Financial Services Kelly O’Dwyer, much like he did when the ATO’s portals were going through a period of extreme instability last year. This is not the first time scrapping the limited licensing regime has been raised. For one, Mayflower Consulting...

  14. Pitcher Partners looks to advisory work to edge out big four firms

    space as well as client M&A deals as areas of opportunity in the year ahead. “We've invested in significant talent over the last 12 months around the areas of transfer pricing, cyber security, and digital strategy,” said Mr Brazzale. “The other area we...

  15. Accountants could advise on home loans under proposed changes

    gains traction. The Productivity Commission released its damning Competition in the Australian Financial System report last week, which broadly assessed the marketplace of financial products in Australia as a “blizzard of barely differentiated...

  16. ‘Not the same for everyone’: Vacancy fee confusion flagged

    owners of residential dwellings, including the confusion around time frames and hefty penalties around non-lodgement. Late last year, the government secured passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Tax Integrity) Bill 2017, introducing an annual...

  17. ‘Clients might be facing a tax bill’: Defined benefit income changes flagged

    Daily, RSM partner Katie Timms said the changes were the other half to the transfer balance account changes which kicked in last year. “The problem that they had when looking at defined benefit income streams is that they actually don't have an account...

  18. Formal access powers used in ATO, tax agent showdown

    the $8.7 billion individual tax gap. This report followed persistent public lashings from ATO commissioner Chris Jordan from last year onwards, about tax agents facilitating incorrect work expenses claims for clients. In today’s statement, the ATO also...

  19. Accounting offshore – the 8 things you need to know

    your investment offshore when you’re not there. About the author Andrew Mault has worked in operational management for the last 25 years, in outsourcing and offshoring for the last 12 years, and has been based in the Philippines for the last 5 years....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Andrew Mault
    • Category: Business
  20. Emotional training for accountants ‘worth its weight in gold’

    professional development avenues would help boost what one boutique firm is calling a skills shortage, in line with lobbying last year for universities to modernise their accounting curriculum. Speaking to Accountants Daily, Prime Partners director...