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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.
FASEA, licensing weeding out good accountants, warns mid-tier
Pitcher Partners managing partner for Newcastle Michael Minter said the removal of the accountants’ exemption happened at a time when demand for...
FBT on Christmas parties and gifts not straightforward
The Tax Office is reminding businesses that a number of factors need to be factored in to the administration of fringe benefits tax (FBT),...
The changing nature of depreciation
Depreciation claims still strong despite changes During the 2015-16 financial year, just under 3 million property investors claimed deductions...
Six networking tips to supercharge your business in 2019
There comes a time when you need to generate new business outside of your current clients. How you do this is partly dependent on the level of...
‘Wide range’ of businesses clients captured by new TPRS regime
Last month, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce No.1) Bill 2018 secured passage in the Senate, extending the TPRS regime to the...
Accountants abroad?
In March this year, the government completely axed its Temporary Work (Skilled) visa, more popularly known as the 457 visa and replaced it with...
Shades of grey
You have a business client. It’s a small Thai takeaway restaurant in a suburban shopping centre. You find out that they keep their transactions...
Fallen giants
They say that journalism is the ‘art of turning up too late very quickly’. And so it was that your humble correspondent fortuitously found...
Beyond the scaremongering
It won’t happen to my business. That is how many accountants respond when asked about the threat of cyber crime, according to Julian Plummer. The...
Hotspots on the regulatory radar
It is no secret that tax agents have come under immense pressure in recent times. Public warnings and increased scrutiny from industry regulators...
