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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.
ATO opens up on what triggers an audit
“The ATO uses a range of tools and techniques to identify taxpayers that may warrant closer scrutiny. Reviews and audits are selected based on...
New insolvency rules kick in
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert has announced the introduction of the new insolvency practice rules that will restrict the voting rights of...
ATO warns taxpayers to be on high alert to scammers
Scam phone calls have increased in November, especially those using software that resembles a legitimate phone number to disguise the caller’s...
Benefits of advisers are clear, finds survey
Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand managing director Andy Sowerby said its Global Investment Survey showed that the benefits of an adviser were...
Stop the fear-mongering around STP, says software providers
Speaking on the ATO’s webcast on STP, Reckon chief executive Sam Allert said he believes there is a fear-mongering campaign among the small...
Accountants under limited licence set for ‘irrelevant’ exam
Under incoming and mandatory education requirements, accountants operating under an AFSL prior to 31 December 2018 will be required to pass the...
Advisers urged to join ASIC’s Financial Advisers Register by 31 December
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a call to currently authorised financial advisers to make sure they are on...
Extra study and ethics training to be imposed on financial advisers
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been charged by the federal government to overhaul the minimum requirements...
What an SMSF auditor can do to avoid litigation
In both instances, the trustees of the SMSF invested with a trusted friend or adviser, who also owned a percentage of the firm preparing the...
How the ATO will close the tax gap?
The tax gap project arose from our desire to build a broad suite of effectiveness measures to assess our performance as the administrator of the...
