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  1. IPA pushes for small business guarantee

    The recommendation comes via the IPA’s Australian Small Business White Paper, launched in Parliament House on Wednesday last week. IPA chief executive officer Andrew Conway noted that Australia is one of only a few developed-world countries without such...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mitchell Turner
    • Category: Business
  2. IPA calls for 'fairer' small business tax policy

    innovators in Australia to encourage growth, productivity and employment,” he said. Mr Conway’s comments come after the IPA last week released the Australian Small business White Paper in which the institute made a number of recommendations that it says...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  3. Remember, ongoing career planning is vital

    life. One of the first activities whenever you take on career planning is spend time mapping out your career path since the last time you did any sort of planning. While you should not dwell on your past, taking the time to review and reflect on the...

  4. ASIC specifies new date for licensing applications

    Ms Stylianou said. "I think it gives people a good idea of the length of time it will take to process all of those last-minute applications that they're expecting." When asked if an extension to the deadline was an option, Ms Stylianou was sceptical,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mitchell Turner
    • Category: Regulation
  5. Lawyer warns of offshoring privacy issues

    with a regime that is “broadly equivalent to the Australian one”. The Australian Privacy Principles which came into force last year, replacing the previous National Privacy Principles, established the guidelines for keeping clients abreast of their...

  6. Mid-tier expands offering through merger

    and being able to take advantage of the opportunities that will afford. “MTK Accounting has had exceptional growth over the last number of years," he said. "We can attribute this growth to the provision of quality service and advice to clients and our...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  7. Legislation passed on tax treatment of LRBAs

    holding trust is a taxable entity in its own right. The legislation passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate last week. “This legislation says that for taxation purposes you treat the arrangements as if the property is held directly via...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian and Miranda Brownlee
    • Category: Tax
  8. ATO to crack down on SMSF tax-avoidance

    On the issue of ATO penalties, Ms MacFarlane said she is confident that the penalty regime that came into effect on July 1 last year will result in fewer civil penalties and costly litigation for SMSF trustees. However, she warned that persistent...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super
  9. GPS launches licensing app for accountants

    would inform accountants of what is needed to begin the licensing process. “Having spoken to hundreds of accountants in the last 12 months, we’ve learned that there’s a lot of confusion, misinformation and a general lack of information in the market...

  10. PM denies white paper ditched

    Tax White Paper. Bureaucrats at the federal Treasury, the Tax White Paper Taskforce and the Board of Taxation were last week told work on the white paper would come to a complete halt, Fairfax Media claimed yesterday. "We were told to put everything on...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Business
  11. Moore Stephens loses high-profile tax specialist

    in a series of unfortunate events for the mid-tier network, which has lost its Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney offices in the last 12 months. However, the network has recently found a replacement firm in Melbourne as well as boosting its presence in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  12. Tax returns abolished, reduced compliance & the rise in ‘digital risk’

    that handles their tax returns. It's so important that 3,000 professional firms have attended our new webinars series in the last few weeks that explores this very issues - you can find out more about the Australian webinar series here Over the next...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Content Partner
    • Category: Tax
  13. Accounting practice values up, financial planning down

    businesses ($500,000 to $1 million in fees) have risen as a result of demand being higher than it was at the time of the last survey," Mr Birt said. "The highest demand for this price range comes from financial planning practices, or accountants heavily...

  14. Discover why over 200 Australian Accountants & Bookkeepers registered to see this brand new App

    Promoted by Last week Accountants Daily and Digital First revealed a webinar – only offered to readers – by MyFirmsApp. It was our way of introducing a powerful App service to the Australian accountancy market. We expected a handful of pioneering...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Content Partner
    • Category: Regulation
  15. Head of super announces departure from CAANZ

    the head of its superannuation division. Liz Westover has resigned from her position as head of superannuation at CAANZ. Her last day with the association will be 4 November. Ms Westover made the announcement via LinkedIn this morning, and a CAANZ...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super
  16. 'Nothing to fear' in self-lodgement, says ATO

    tax return for the year, 1.5 million undertook the process via myTax, representing a 70 per cent increase on the same time last year. According to Mr Whyte, those taxpayers with “really straightforward” tax affairs are able to lodge their returns in as...

  17. ATO concessions cut cost of employee share plans, says HLB Mann Judd

    resident, although other entities in the group can be foreign. Additionally, the employer must be incorporated within the last 10 years, and this incorporation requirement includes all other companies in the group. A further requirement is that the...

  18. Leading innovator announces merger

    Accodex, which last week was named Innovator of the Year at the Australian Accounting Awards, has announced a merger with a cloud integration specialist. Accodex has merged with Clear Business Dynamics in a move designed to build on the firm’s already...

  19. Accountant sentenced for role in tax evasion scheme

    found guilty on two counts of defrauding the Commonwealth and two counts of dishonestly causing a loss to the Commonwealth. Last week, he was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, to be released forthwith upon entering into recognisance of $4,000...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Tax
  20. Innovation in the accounting sector

    I was at the Australian Accounting Awards wearing a suit (a much scarier costume). Those that know me, will know that last time I wore a suit was at the AIM Awards in November 2014, when the event organisers insisted I wear one. The time before that was...