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  1. Accountants' licensing lag 'disruptive' to SMSF sector

    Accountants who leave their SMSF licensing decision to the last minute could see an advice gap form in the SMSF sector, according to AMP. The slow take-up of the limited licensing regime for accountants is persisting as a “big issue” in the SMSF...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super
  2. ATO offers guidance on proposed asset deductibility scheme

    to allow small business an immediate deduction for each asset they buy costing less than $20,000. The scheme, announced in last week’s federal Budget, will apply to small businesses with a turnover of less than $2 million dollars and will back-date...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation
  3. A standard chart of accounts is coming, says the ATO

    which include increased automation and a standard chart of accounts. ATO deputy commissioner Steve Vesperman, who spoke last week at the IPA’s Tasmanian Congress, said the tax office is currently working on a number of projects aimed at increasing...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation
  4. ATO to target foreign income-earners, warns H&R Block

    Block has warned the ATO will target foreign income earners this tax year after the Project DO IT amnesty was withdrawn late last year. Project DO IT (Disclose Offshore Income Today) was announced on 27 March 2014 to allow eligible taxpayers with...

  5. CCH launches cloud-based tax solution

    has officially launched its online cloud tax solution to the Australia market. After a successful pilot program run over the last year, CCH officially launched a tax solution for accountants as part of the CCH iFirm suite. Speaking to AccountantsDaily,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  6. Tax office sounds warning on pensions

    responded to confusion regarding the partial segregation of assets for pension purposes. Speaking at the CPA SMSF conference last week, the ATO’s Kasey MacFarlane, assistant commissioner, SMSF segment, superannuation, confirmed that SMSF trustees cannot...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Tax
  7. Australian Accounting Awards to expand in 2015

    Accounting Awards set to open on Monday, AccountantsDaily has unveiled a host of new categories for the 2015 event. Last year’s program offered 13 awards to leading firms and individuals. In response, AccountantsDaily was inundated with submissions...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  8. What accounting looked like ten years ago - and how the industry is changing

    Five years on from the turn of the millennium, the industry had gotten over its last major change – the introduction of GST. With small businesses now required to produce quarterly BAS statements as well as their annual tax returns, they were beginning...

  9. Laws to simplify the superannuation guarantee have been scrapped

    proposed to simplify the superannuation guarantee (SG) regime and reduce penalties for non-compliance has been scrapped. Last week, The Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day 2015) Bill 2016 was passed by the House of Representatives with two...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Tax
  10. CPA remains confident regarding licensing offering

    in its ability to operate alongside “the big financial institutions”, despite not being fully operational yet. In June last year, CPA Australia announced it would establish a new wholly owned subsidiary to provide independent financial advice to...

  11. IPA applauds government's support of SMEs

    The Institute of Public Accountants has praised the government for supporting the nation's SME sector in last night's federal budget. In a statement, IPA CEO Andrew Conway said he was pleased to see the government build on initiatives announced in last...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  12. EY hits out at super changes

    The changes announced in the federal budget last week will pose some challenges to the efficiencies of the superannuation system, according to EY. Superannuation was a key, if not overwhelming, focus of last week’s federal budget. High-income earners...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super
  13. Poor financial management costing SMEs 'big bucks'

    Research has revealed that around 10 per cent of SMEs lost money last year as a result of poor financial management. Many businesses make entirely avoidable mistakes that cost them "big bucks", according to Clive Barrett, executive chairman of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  14. Award winner urges accountants to send in submissions

    As submissions flood in for the 2016 AccountantsDaily Australian Accounting Awards, last year’s winner of the prestigious Excellence Award has encouraged accountants to send in their applications. Amanda Kenafake of Power Tynan, the winner of last...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  15. Mid-tier set to ramp up wealth arm, international growth

    Off the back of significant growth in the last 12 months, one mid-tier firm has outlined its plans in the Asian market and with the wealth arm of its business for FY16/17. John Delmo, managing partner of McLean Delmo Bentleys, said the firm has grown...

  16. ‘Unannounced’ visits for ATO in pre-insolvency investigation

    illegal phoenix activity, with 80 officers conducting unannounced visits on two sites across Victoria, following 13 visits last August. A Fair Work Ombudsman report put the cost of illegal phoenix activity to the Australian economy at potentially more...

  17. ATO set for increased audits, debt crackdown

    A major win for the ATO in the Full Federal Court last week will boost the confidence of the commissioner in pursuing companies with related party debt, according to one mid-tier firm. Chevron’s loss of an appeal against the ATO in the Full Federal...

  18. Insolvency spike presents opportunity for accountants

    An increase in personal insolvencies over the last quarter offers a chance for accountants to bolster their service offerings to new and existing clients, according to a solvency and forensic accounting firm. Last week the Australian Financial Security...

  19. Six steps to scaling your firm: part 2

    Following part one of the six steps to scaling your firm through outsourcing, part two looks at the last three steps in how to use offshoring to grow your accounting firm. Accounting firms that wish to scale and grow often turn to outsourcing, but they...

  20. Big 4 firms’ liquidator role for property developer expands

    firm to be appointed liquidators of 19 companies associated with the Macro Group, of which they were appointed liquidator of last month. Last month the Federal Court appointed KPMG partners Hayden White and Matthew Woods as liquidators to six companies...