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  1. ‘Be prepared to walk away’: Dealing with errant payroll clients

    million in underpayments after it found "incorrect processes and failures within its payroll and human resources functions". Last week, jewellery chain Michael Hill uncovered historic underpayments to employees worth between $10 million and $25 million...

  2. ‘Baseless and reckless’: ATO flags concern on legal professional privilege claims

    most taxpayers provide voluntarily.” Mr Jordan also used the opportunity to point to the ATO’s draft LLP protocol, released last month, that sets out its recommended approach to identifying communications covered by LPP, and the level of detail required...

  3. ‘Back to the drawing board’: CPA Australia pours cold water on new tax deduction

    jobs, with the proposal criticised for failing to target those who need it the most. The government’s proposal, announced in last year’s federal budget, aims to tackle a rapidly evolving labour force in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic by encouraging...

  4. ‘Back the right horse’ as niche products boom, accountants told

    finding. In the 40-odd years that Smithink's founding director David Smith has been in the accounting industry, he says the last 10 have seen some of the most significant movements in terms of technology development, and in the attitude of accountants...

  5. ‘Astonishing collapse’ on the horizon as zombie companies spike

    and insurance companies are the least likely to be paid on time, with a 657 per cent spike in late payments from this time last year. Transport, postal and warehouse late payments were up by 500 per cent to 90 days, while administrative and support...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Cameron Micallef
    • Category: Business
  6. ‘Appetite’ for accountants’ licensing reform with government

    has made great strides but we have to acknowledge that the accounting profession has been doing its trade and craft for the last series of centuries so we are coming at different angles. “We are working on some viable options to recognise the...

  7. ‘Apology doesn’t go far enough’: Calls for ATO outage compensation increase

    The pressure is growing for the government to explicitly include compensation related to digital systems after last week’s ATO outages. While the government is currently reviewing the Compensation for Defective and Detrimental Administration (CDDA)...

  8. ‘Antiquated FBT rules’ set for legislative tweak

    the current Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act that prevents ride-sourcing vehicles from qualifying for FBT exemptions. Last week, Treasury released the exposure draft Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for a later sitting) Bill 2019: Miscellaneous...

  9. ‘Aggressive’ ATO puts directors in front line for tax debts

    notices are now its first resort, according to Tax Assure. The number of companies in tax debt distress has tripled since last year and the ATO has changed tack to go straight after directors, according to Melbourne-based consultant Tax Assure. Tax...

  10. ‘Accountants, this is our time to shine’

    put all tax withholdings, super payments into that and that’s an emergency fund that your client dips into if it’s just last chance and you run out of everything. “There’s no point making payments to the ATO if they would have given you payment...

  11. ‘Accountants need to be ambidextrous and versatile in the services they provide’

    distress, says one academic. Speaking on the sidelines of the IPA Deakin Small Business: Big Vision conference in Melbourne last week, Deakin professor Andrew Noblet said that clients need accountants to be much more ambidextrous and versatile in the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Maja Garaca Djurdjevic
    • Category: Business
  12. ‘A warning to employers’: Victorian wage theft laws commence 1 July

    says one peak body. The new laws, which made Victoria the first state to criminalise wage theft when they were announced last year, will see employers who withhold a range of entitlements face fines of up to $198,264 for individuals, $991,320 for...

  13. ‘A war for talent’: Accountants prioritised under skilled migration list

    during the crucial recovery phase.” The PMSOL, which now consists of 41 occupations, was first developed in September last year based on advice from the National Skills Commission. The government says existing skilled migration occupation lists will...

  14. ‘A very complicated sell’: corporate tax cuts to be dumped

    have become too “politically sensitive” to be included in the 8 May budget, particularly given that this is likely to be the last budget before the next election. “The small business tax cuts have been pretty much locked in now; the rate for small...

  15. ‘A terrible gap’: big 4 firm moves to shake up board

    said at a function in Sydney today. “When you reflect on the acquisitions [chief executive Gary Wingrove] has made over the last few years, he has been deliberately going out and targeting different skill sets we haven’t got and bringing them into the...

  16. ‘A temporary stimulus measure’: $1,080 tax offset extended

    of the LMITO for a further 12 months comes after the government announced a similar extension in its October federal budget last year despite backdating its stage 2 tax cuts to 1 July 2020. Mr Frydenberg stressed that the extension of the offset was a...

  17. ‘A strong acknowledgment’: Australians give accountants vote of confidence

    trust level in their tax practitioner, on par with figures from the year before. The survey, which was conducted in November last year, also found that two out of three rated their experience with their tax practitioner as excellent. CPA Australia...

  18. ‘A real fight’: Advice gap looms as more exit the industry

    and New Zealand, CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants re-establishing the joint accounting bodies late last year to lobby against the current complex regulatory regime. The tripartite lobbying effort comes as the bodies believe there is...

  19. ‘A nightmare’: Provisional CA ANZ members frustrated by online exam transition

    online software has just been a total disaster for the majority of us students,” said one member. “It is even worse than the last one — at least the previous software had some options, such as drawing tables within the box, and printing the exam.” “I...

  20. ‘A historic opportunity’: Frydenberg doubles down on employment

    said the government has a historic opportunity to force a labour market rebound in record time, despite concerns over the lasting impacts of JobKeeper’s expiry in March. Mr Frydenberg said more than 100,000 Australians have come off income support...