by jlian | Dec 15, 2017 | News
The corporate regulator’s second survey in the alternative lending space for the 2016-17 financial year showed $300 million in loans written to consumers and SMEs, nearly double the figure for 2015-16.The survey also found a total of 7,768 investors and 18,746...
by jlian | Dec 14, 2017 | News
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman newly established register aims to promote best practice in business-to-business payments, with 11 companies having signed up as of 14 December 2017.The national register was established following an...
by jlian | Dec 13, 2017 | News
An ANAO report declared the tax office’s use of settlements as “effective, comprehensive and fair”, in accordance with its policies and procedures, including the code of settlement.According to the ANAO, the ATO concluded 648 settlements in 2016-17, of which 89 per...
by jlian | Dec 12, 2017 | News
Planet Consulting principal consultant Rob Pillans believes firms are moving to bring bookkeeping back as a service offering because of the “poor quality” data received from external bookkeepers.“One of the frustrations regularly experienced by accountants is the poor...
by jlian | Dec 11, 2017 | News
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB), International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), and the Internal Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB), have a...