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  1. What is the future of the finance function?

    of auditors when blockchain technology is widely used? A third of the audit graduate intake of an Australian big four firm last year did not even have an accounting background. When machine learning takes over, the displaced human accountants must...

  2. Over $53m worth of tax time errors detected so far

    or by taxpayers themselves, with over $11.9 billion in refunds processed, $270 million more compared to the same time period last year. However, according to ATO commissioner Kath Anderson, the tax office had to correct more than 112,000 tax returns,...

  3. Tax experts contemplate small business tax cut plans

    experts. Following the failure to secure passage of the remainder of the corporate tax cuts for businesses over $50 million last month, ex-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said the government would instead focus on enhancing its tax plans for small- to...

  4. Alternative to tax cuts floated amid Senate stalemate

    that Labor has proposed. With the second tranche of tax cuts for businesses over $50 million shot down in the Senate last month, the government has announced that it will not be taking the policy to the next election, instead focusing on accelerating...

  5. The mismatch we face in financial advice

    who give holistic advice on their business and personal circumstances. As we have told FASEA in our submissions over the last couple of months, the public interest will be best served by retaining accounting professionals in the financial advice...

  6. Accountants urged to stay alert as dodgy directors in government’s sights

    “Tax debt is a common catalyst of a failing business. The main reason is that failing businesses usually defers tax payment last and prioritise trade creditors, which can allow the business to continue trading. Unfortunately this strategy often fails,...

  7. ATO to up work-from-home focus this tax time

    Anderson said a record $7.9 billion in deductions for ‘other work-related expenses’ were claimed by 6.7 million taxpayers last year, with the tax office noticing a rise in expenses related to working from home. “There is a rising trend of employees...

  8. Senate passes $20,000 instant asset write-off extension

    Guarantee Amnesty. Today's announcement comes three months later than the announcement to extend the write-off for FY18 last year. While the extension would be welcome news to small business owners, there have been calls in the industry to consider...

  9. Hundreds join new ATO portal trial, roll-out date still under wraps

    account balances; a better view of clients’ obligations and tax history, including debt and payment plan information for the last 10 years; and an overview screen that lets you quickly see what lodgement and payment obligations need action for your...

  10. Tax experts highlight data disruption

    to keep on top of the changing tax landscape. “In terms of universities, we can’t teach tax the same way we have over the last 30 years. I think the analysis of data, the use of data has to be integrated into the syllabus so that people not only become...

  11. Popular property strategy hits tough times

    billion, of new home loan approvals, according to the latest data from APRA. This represents a 54.9 per cent dive in the last quarter. Interest-only loans are often encouraged as a way to maximise cash flow when building a property portfolio, as opposed...

  12. 5 tips to getting BEPS right every time

    of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) local file as part of the BEPS Action 13 requirements, which came into effect last year. This is especially the case given the ATO has made some changes to the local file for Year 2 lodgements. Some of the...

  13. R&D tax incentive changes snuck into omnibus bill

    during the consultation period, there were only minor changes between the draft legislation and the bill released last week. “The rationale behind these changes is to improve the effectiveness and integrity of the program. In practical terms, this means...

  14. The consequence of payroll errors

    outside their contracted pattern of work without sufficient documentation in place.” In order to correct the error, the last 8 years of handwritten timesheets will be scanned, indexed, entered into payroll software and rerun. The cost of which is $1.5...

  15. Intuit credits mobile focus for 160k subscribers milestone

    161,000 subscribers from the year in the 12 months to 31 July 2018. The growth has softened following an 89 per cent spike last year, which saw its subscriber base grow to just over 100,000 in 2017. Quickbooks Online subscribers worldwide now stand at...

  16. ASIC cops it as royal commission report released

    line. Some reassurance for accountants came from the architect of the Future of Financial Advice reforms, Bernie Ripoll, last month. Accountants Daily asked him if he fears smaller operators will bear the brunt of ASIC’s compliance action, given they...

  17. From accounting to bringing down the Taliban

    worked on misdemeanour crimes, narcotics, some violent crime and some gun cases,” he says. “I was there six years, and in my last three-and-a-half years I worked in the Public Corruption and Financial Crimes unit. That involved a lot of forensic...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: CPA Australia
    • Category: Business
  18. Technical hiccup sees anxious wait for CA students

    is front and centre to the association’s broader overhaul, spearheaded by chief executive Rick Ellis, who took office last year. ***Update*** CA ANZ has since issued the following statement: “The results for Financial Accounting and Reporting were...

  19. Labor franking proposal could spur risky investor behaviour

    for excess franking dividends have ramped up, with accountants called on to educate clients on the potential fallout. Last week, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics announced an inquiry into the implications of removing...

  20. Proposed work test reform for recent retirees released

    balance below $300,000 to make voluntary contributions for 12 months from the end of the financial year in which they last met the work test. Treasury has now released draft legislation and regulations for the measure and is seeking feedback by 26...