by Chris Sheedy | Oct 4, 2024 | Features
Key points Digital assets include cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), central bank digital currencies and security tokens. The purchase of digital assets creates taxable events. Accountants lack a history of knowledge around the treatment of digital...
by Caroline Riches | Oct 3, 2024 | Features
Key points Australia’s small businesses are suffering, with just under half reporting a loss in the last tax year. Rising costs, slowing demand and increasing compliance pressures are to blame. The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman...
by Jasmine Crittenden | Oct 2, 2024 | Features
However, one year on, small businesses still face growing expenses and a heavy compliance burden – from rising rents to changes in industrial relations laws. For that reason, the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) continues to advocate for decreased red...
by Fei Huang | Oct 1, 2024 | News
If insurance seems to be getting less affordable, you’re not alone. Premiums for car, home and home contents insurance have been on the rise — and they’re contributing to rising costs of living, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ latest figures....
by Isabella Massa | Sep 30, 2024 | News
The Sustainable Development Goals are facing financial challenges that require urgent attention. “We are truly at a crossroads and time is running out,” began the warning from United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in April 2024. “Without...