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  1. Payroll officer fights work-from-home mandate

    to be any “serious or sustained performance issues”, the commission was told. Knauf Gypsum also pointed to Gurung’s role as lead of its most complex payroll run and the need for “a high level of focus and attention to detail” to ensure the process is...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Naomi Neilson
    • Category: Business

  2. What you need to know before your client buys commercial property in super

    the fund's own paperwork has to be in order before a lender will look at it seriously. Commercial valuations add their own lead time, and in my experience six weeks is now the norm rather than the exception. Where this bites is the contract. A client...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Nadine Connell, Commercial Finance Broker, SMSF lending, Smart Business Plans
    • Category: Tax

  3. Debt concerns raised over ‘$8 billion black hole’ in NSW budget

    citing challenges with growth, housing supply, and rising debt levels. Speaking with Accountants Daily, Jenny Wong, tax lead at CPA Australia, pointed to targeted housing-supply measures aimed at attracting foreign capital into rental housing and...

  4. 'Stop and ask why': ATO issues urgent warning on SMSF setups

    investment schemes. Australians considering an SMSF are being encouraged to proceed with caution, as regulators and SMSF leaders look to crack down on high-pressure sales tactics, unlicensed advice and investment schemes that may not align with...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Taylor
    • Category: Super

  5. AI and client data: is your firm exposed?

    D) It violates Code Item 3 (Honesty and Integrity) because using AI to draft documents is considered plagiarism and misleads the client about the origin of the work. Correct Answer: B ‘According to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) exposure draft TPB(I)...

  6. Helping Business Owners stabilise, reset and grow when they face financial, operational or strategic pressure.

    business owners make better decisions. The future of advisory is proactive rather than reactive, and we intend to lead that transition. What is the toughest challenge you've faced in your role? How did you overcome it? The toughest challenge has been...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: AS Advisory
    • Category: Profiles

  7. Division 296 ‘blind spot’ may cost unprepared SMSFs

    A significant but largely overlooked reporting feature of Division 296 could impose substantial compliance costs and lead to adverse tax outcomes for SMSFs caught unawares, a leading auditor has warned. From 1 July, Division 296 – also known as the $3...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Naomi Neilson
    • Category: Tax

  8. Senator says KPMG misconduct reflects 'systemic failure' in regulation of profession

    being inappropriately shared to win external audit work. Senator Paul Scarr said the egregious breaches undertaken by senior leaders at KPMG were a clear indication that the accounting body had also failed in its role in upholding the ethical standards...

  9. Latest tax tweaks inadequate for start-ups, accounting bodies say

    changes, calling them a “constructive step forward”, but pointed to implications for small businesses and advisers. CPA tax lead Jenny Wong said: “Further analysis is needed to understand why the government has chosen not to increase the thresholds for...

  10. Valuation requirements for CGT changes to 'completely swamp' industry, IPA warns

    CGT changes could lead to a significant increase in workloads for accounting professionals due to the valuation and record-keeping requirements associated with the reforms, the accounting body has warned. Institute of Public Accountants senior tax...

  11. Division 7A and Bendel: complete clarity or a 16 year journey far from over?

    range of meanings depending on context. 5. A construction of section 109D(3) that includes UPEs to companies as loans would lead to absurd and unintended results from the dual operation of section 109D and subdivision EA. 6. That is, a loan within the...

  12. CGT changes could incentivise investment in risky start-ups, warns SavvyWise

    more attractive, irrespective of their underlying risk profile. Pflaum said the government's tax changes could therefore lead to a distortion in terms of where people invest. "Show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome. When you dramatically...

  13. Can you recall a more difficult year for June decisions?

    be given to the shareholding of such company beneficiaries – if shares are owned by another discretionary trust, this could lead to issues with tax-effective profit extraction in the future.” Are discretionary trusts still useful? “A discretionary trust...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: ElfWorks
    • Category: Tax

  14. New tech requires new processes, not a retrofit of outdated approaches

    need to take the opportunity to transform their old ways of working in addition to the adoption of new technology, one BDO leader says. Speaking with Accountant Daily ahead of his appearance at the upcoming Accounting Conference & Expo 2026, BDO...

  15. ATO flags top tips for trustees in lead-up to EOFY

    Clarity, record keeping, and staying up to date with requirements are some of the areas trustees should pay attention to as the trust resolutions deadline approaches, the Tax Office has said. With the trust resolutions deadline on 30 June approaching,...

  16. ATO puts 'dodgy donors' on notice over barter credit tax scheme

    and similar arrangements may be considered fraud and expose their businesses to investigation by the ATO. It could also lead to the repayment of tax with heavy penalties and interest, as well as legal action, it added. "Further, the scheme can trigger...

  17. ATO announces tax time changes for TPAR data

    to lodge after this date instead. “Lodging in July or early August means this information may not appear yet. This could lead to omissions, the need for amendments, and repayment of refunds later,” it said. “Lodging after 28 August gives you the best...

  18. Preparing for a ‘whole rewrite’ of how the SG charge is calculated, imposed

    and it gets there a few days late, the ATO is not going to be imposing SG charge assessments for 2026/27,” she added. In the lead up to the decommission of the SBSCH at 11:59pm on 30 June, Jacobson emphasised that small businesses who currently use the...

  19. PM to introduce CGT changes, instant tax deduction legislation tomorrow

    he said. The government's proposed reforms to capital gains tax have drawn mixed responses so far. CPA Australia tax lead Jenny Wong warned that the changes would disproportionally impact mum-and-dad investors and small business owners. "For anyone...

  20. Cash flow pressures continue to impact Aussie businesses

    in input costs and retail prices adds to prior cost of living and cost of doing business pressures and can be expected to lead to weaker business conditions in the coming months unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens relatively soon,” Colhoun said. The...

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