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  1. ATO continues debt recovery actions against GST fraudsters

    criminal organisations, and youth crime gangs," Heferen said. The most recent arrest was the arrest of a Victorian woman last week, who was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 2 years and 4 months, after she claimed nearly...

  2. Research reveals consumer spending preferences for holiday season

    despite the challenging economic climate. Seventy-six per cent of shoppers said they would spend more or the same as last year, indicating that SMEs should attempt to maximise their sales before shoppers begin purchasing online. Miller noted many SMEs...

  3. Controversial ‘Airbnb tax’ set to become law

    as Airbnb and Stayz will apply in Victoria from next year after the state parliament passed the controversial legislation last week. The Australian-first Short Stay Levy Bill 2024 passed with 21 votes to 15 and will begin on 1 January 2025. It was...

  4. CA ANZ ‘disappointed’ by accounting role gaps in Occupation Shortage List

    The professional body has welcomed the addition of tax accountants and auditors to the Occupation Shortage List. Last week, the Australian Occupation Shortage List was released with the addition of tax accountants and auditors, yet missed other key...

  5. 40 years in the tax profession

    40 years. In this article (one of two), I will focus on, in my view, what has not changed. Calls for tax reform – over the last 40 years there has been a constant refrain from the profession, industry and politicians: ‘We must reform the Australian tax...

  6. Tax Institute welcomes IGTO's proposed review areas

    of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) released a consultation on its draft work plan for systemic reviews last month, which sets out the areas it has identified as suitable for broad, systemic reviews. The Work Plan has been divided into two...

  7. Strong jobs growth of 64k powers past estimates

    rate reached a record high. The labour market is defying predictions of a slowdown after 64,000 jobs were added last month and workforce participation reached a record high. The strong growth in employment and the labour force kept the unemployment rate...

  8. Push to expand small business definition hits roadblock

    the definition would make it easier for more businesses to fire workers. “So many Australians are doing it tough and the last thing we should be doing is making it easier for businesses to sack people,” he told Nine morning program Today. “This is a...

  9. Loan rejections surge for struggling SMEs

    increase in denied applications and deteriorating sector performance. The outlook for small businesses continued to decline last quarter, with data showing a spike in loan rejections and arrears as high interest rates and inflation take their toll....

  10. SME digital platform disputes up 86%: ASBFEO

    Disputes between small businesses and big tech platform providers have increased by 86 per cent since the same time last year, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) revealed. The small business advocate said digital...

  11. Cost-of-living pressures spark side hustle motivation: SBLA

    SBLA said the survey was commissioned due to Australian living cost indexes having risen 3.7 to 6.2 per cent over the last 12 months. This resulted in 51 per cent of Australians receiving income support to skip meals due to increased prices, according...

  12. CA ANZ pushes for director, president pay rises

    with the remuneration of chief executive Ainslie van Onselen increasing again to top the $1 million mark, up from $940,000 last year. This included a performance-based incentive of $225,000.

  13. CPA Australia reveals focus for first in-person congress since 2019

    Canberra. The event will be held virtually and in-person for the first time since 2019, after being held virtually for the last four years with 42,000 participants. AI thought leaders will discuss how the integration of AI in accounting may shape the...

  14. CA ANZ backs government’s mission to improve invoice payment times

    of Australia’s mandatory scheme found that e-invoicing was poorly functioning, which has seen some improvement over the last 12 months. However, CA ANZ said further improvement is needed and there needs to be an increase in e-invoicing adoption....

  15. Accounting industry told to ‘stand its ground’ on code changes

    should vote in favour of a motion to disallow the Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination 2024. Last month, Senators David Pocock and Dean Smith gave notice of a second disallowance motion to be moved in the Senate on 8 October...

  16. BDO’s big 4 raid continues with 2 key partner hires

    approach”. He had over 14 years of experience in the tax industry, starting his career at KPMG and spending the last decade at PwC. Incoming audit partner Delarey Nell was also a big four veteran with over two decades of experience working across...

  17. Esteemed accounting lecture hits 85 years

    The Annual Research Lecture facilitated by CPA Australia and the University of Melbourne marked 85 years last week. Last week, CPA Australia and the University of Melbourne marked 85 years of the collaborated Annual Research Lecture. This year the...

  18. Government fails to deliver on agreed changes to code instrument: joint bodies

    of industry bodies and associations have responded to the proposed agreements to the code of conduct instrument released last week with the vote on the motion to disallow the instrument looming next week. In their submission, the joint bodies said while...

  19. SMEs to slash spending on cyber security despite risks: Business NSW

    in cyber security. Business NSW said Australian Signals Directorate data highlighted 94,000 reported cyber crimes in the last financial year alone, a 24 per cent increase from the previous year. Business NSW CEO Daniel Hunter said the “sobering figures”...

  20. Building the next wave of leaders in the accounting profession

    so that mentoring has extended into management and making partner.” Smit says she’s seen a shift in the industry over the last decade, where the accounting profession is now more supportive of up-and-coming accounting professionals who are taking the...

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