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Bronny Speed: “If you help people and do things properly, the money comes”
Bronny Speed’s career has been defined by education, change and growth. Through more than three decades in accounting, she has continued to pursue and promote all three.
Top 10 MSME trends 2024
The International Council for Small Business has identified the 10 trends having the greatest impact on MSMEs this year – and which offer the...
After a lifetime studying superannuation, here are 5 things I wish I knew earlier
Superannuation uses the carrot of tax incentives, and the sticks of compulsion and limited access, to make us save for retirement. There are...
What is LockBit, the cybercrime gang hacking some of the world’s largest organisations?
Cybercriminal gangs have adopted ransomware as a get-rich-quick scheme. Now, in the era of “ransomware as a service”, this has become a prolific...
Being a whistleblower is high risk and low reward – is that going to change?
Consider the common experiences of whistleblowers across Australia. Richard Boyle, who worked as a debt collection officer in the Australian...
Inside the $500 million ATO heist
Fraudsters exploited a weakness in the identification system used by the myGov online portal to create fake myGov accounts, linking them to...
How to spot money laundering: 3 red flags
In April this year the Attorney-General announced public consultation on Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing...
Why ATO should stop the guilt trip and empower taxpayers
With the tax return season around the corner, the ATO announced its latest crackdown will focus on rental property deductions, work-related...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Maria Theresa Viney
Q: Before moving to Kin Kin, Queensland, in 1991, you lived in Manila with your husband and two daughters. A remote farm in Queensland is quite...
5 accounting tips for charities and NFPs
Supporting charities and not-for-profits to achieve their goals can be extremely rewarding, but unique requirements govern these types of...
How demise of peak indebtedness rule resets clawback amounts
Accountants advising clients who receive unfair preference demands need to be aware of the recent High Court decision in Bryant v Badenoch...