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  1. Why finance will welcome fewer systems, but more AI, fraud defence

    Software consolidation, automation with a human touch and fortified scam prevention are on this year’s agenda. Last year marked a breakthrough for emerging technologies and many finance leaders began thinking about how they can integrate new tools into...

  2. Tax Institute appoints Todd Want as 2024 president

    Institute has appointed Todd Want, head of tax at William Buck, as president for 2024 following his term as vice president last year. Mr Want had sat on the institute’s national council, NSW professional development committee and state council for...

  3. Holiday calm leaves small business ‘adrift in eye of storm’

    small business body said high inflation and rising interest rates had contributed to a widespread contraction in spending last year that showed few signs of easing. “Micro, SMBs and mid-market businesses have all experienced a slowdown in sales in 2023...

  4. 4 out of 10 overlook expenses, baulk at clunky systems

    work-related expenses as part of their job in the US, UK, Germany, Singapore and Australia (212 workers) in November last year. Almost 6 per cent of those surveyed worked in accounting, with a similar number in banking, finance or insurance.

  5. Insolvencies ‘off to fast start’ after post-pandemic record in 2023

    Less forgiving creditors and a focus on tax debt mean last year’s rising trend looks set to continue, Jirsch Sutherland says. Insolvencies soared above their pre-pandemic peak last year to 9,159 and 2024 has begun with a “bang” as wind-up inquiries...

  6. Cash courier with hidden $3.6m jailed for 4 years

    tool bags and a cupboard drawer. The bundled cash was in heat-sealed wrapping and police found similar empty wrapping and plastic gloves in his rubbish bin. Police seized two mobile phones from the man, one of them encrypted, but he refused to provide...

  7. CSLR appoints former UniSuper CEO to board

    member of a three-person board when the government’s compensation scheme commences in April. The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) transitional board has appointed the former CEO of UniSuper as a non-executive director before the scheme’s...

  8. ‘Extreme’ consumer pessimism persists into 2024

    1990s recession. Senior economist Matthew Hassan said the result, almost 20 points below the “neutral” level of 100, meant last year’s “extreme” pessimism had continued into the new year. “For consumers, the new year looks to have picked up where the...

  9. Online spending up $200 in ‘strong finish’ to 2023

    them to capitalise on the uptick in consumer confidence, Airwallex says. Consumers spent nearly $200 more on average online last year thanks to a surge in the final quarter of 2023, indicating a “return to online spending growth”, according to...

  10. Plastic tax could stem ‘waste tsunami’, raise $1.5bn

    a $1,300 per tonne levy on over 1 million tonnes of packaging a year. A $1,300 per tonne tax on businesses that manufacture plastic packaging is needed to tackle a “growing tsunami” of waste that recycling alone cannot fix, according to a think tank....

  11. Two-thirds of adults unaware of credit score, study finds

    conditions.” The survey of 1,021 people aged 18 years or older was conducted with YouGov between 9 October to 11 October last year, with data weighted by age, gender and region to reflect ABS population estimates. It found 65 per cent of respondents had...

  12. The year professional bodies saw red

    Aren’t you curious what these folks spend their time ‘managing’? With a sole exception, remuneration for key executives rose last year with chief executive Ainslie van Onselen the top earner on $940,000, up from $877,500. With more members – 172,000 –...

  13. Grant Thornton promotes long-time business adviser to principal

    of the division of around 50 staff. “There's been a fair bit of a refresh of our leadership team in our division in the last 12 months,” Mr Hogg said. Grant Thornton promoted Heather Gouveia and Ben Napier to partner in June. Meanwhile, veteran partners...

  14. ASIC bans 2 directors over string of failed companies owing $9m

    more companies within the group have entered liquidation since it decided to disqualify Mr Kelly and Mr Farrelly in October last year. These included KFT Group, Stormer Building Group No 2, Stormer Building Group, 3 Property Group 4 and Lifestyle Homes...

  15. The year that tax crime didn’t pay

    who help others evade tax. The Plutus jail terms were also just the headline items in a long list of wins for the taskforce last year that included, in December alone: A three-and-a-half year jail term for a Victorian man who attempted to claim almost...

  16. Advocacy group pushes for tax changes to improve worker shortages

    the workforce, specifically pensioners, veterans, and students on the Youth Allowance,” said Mr Davidson. In November last year, the federal government made permanent minor changes to the pension work bonus. “These reforms only allow age pensioners and...

  17. CFOs pay 30% premium for financial analysts, planners

    companies towards growth as well as maintaining a distinct competitive edge.” The survey of 100 CFOs, conducted in June last year, found respondents offered candidates with skills like financial planning and analysis a 31 per cent salary premium on...

  18. How Victoria widens its land tax horizons

    Changes to the regime in the state last year expand levies on vacant land and prohibit contracts that seek to pass on certain liabilities. The State Taxation Acts Amendment Act 2023 received royal assent on 12 December and makes changes to: Expand the...

  19. ‘Green shoots emerging’ with building approval figures: CBA

    had turned the corner despite being 4.6 per cent lower over the year. “We had expected some statistical payback from last month’s big rise,” he said. The level remains subdued, especially on a per capita basis but there is clearer, albeit still modest...

  20. CPI result encouraging, but fight far from over: Treasurer

    ABS data shows annual inflation fell to its lowest level in almost two years last November. Annual inflation fell to 4.3 per cent in November, down from 4.9 per cent the prior month, but “the fight is far from over” the Treasurer said yesterday....