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Payday Super arrives midyear. Are your clients ready?
Payday Super will mean more admin and costs for small businesses, says the IPA's Tony Greco. It's time to prepare.
Lawyer spots hurdles in ATO’s paperless push
The ATO said it was ultimately working towards a paperless environment for tax agents, with its new online service for agents, promised for...
FASEA code of ethics unclear, says AFA
In its submission, the AFA noted feedback from some of its members pointing out there’s not enough financial advice experience and understanding...
Tax education in schools not happening early enough, says IPA
The IPA said, in its recently released Small Business White Paper, that delayed education on tax impacts on young people’s understanding, some of...
Calls for return of accountants’ exemption continues
A straw poll run by sister publication SMSF Adviser with 805 respondents has shown that most SMSF professionals would support a move by the...
STP to boost transparency, says IPA
The Institute of Public Accountants earlier made a submission to the federal government supporting the implementation of STP, it said in its...
Advice sector being split into two camps
According to Mentor Education Group managing director Mark Sinclair, the financial services sector has faced a tsunami of challenges, including...
Latest research divided on growth plans for accounting firms
According to Sage’s Practice of Now report, 67 per cent of accountants indicated that they felt that the profession was becoming more competitive...
Take a ‘closer look’ at new Leases standard, accountants urged
The new accounting standard AASB 16 Leases comes into effect 1 January 2019 and is one of the “triple threat” of major accounting standards being...
How will your business deal with consumer push back?
Over the last few years, individuals across the world have slowly started to appreciate that their data has real value. People are realising that...
Time frame for three-year audit measure fast dwindling
Speaking in a recent Accountants Daily podcast, ASF Audits executive general manager of technical services Shelley Banton said that the time...
