by Annie Lawson | Aug 21, 2024 | Features
When pressed on the disclosure requirements, Jeanette Lu, TPB Assistant Secretary, clarified that practitioners are not required to disclose personal information, such as mental health issues, to clients. “You don’t need to disclose that your spouse might...
by Helen Hawkes | Aug 21, 2024 | Features
BAS agent Steve Pike combines his passion for numbers with 70s rock’n’roll For Hobart Business Activity Statement (BAS) agent Steve Pike, it’s numbers and music that have kept him in his accounting career for 50 years. “I started as a trainee accountant...
by Vicki Stylianou | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog
Vicki Stylianou is the Institute of Public Accountants’ Group Executive, Advocacy & Professional Standards. This is an extract of her speech at the Bundesrat (Upper House) in Berlin, Germany in July. To add to this complexity, many countries, including Germany and...
by Miah Hammond-Errey | Aug 21, 2024 | News
In my work, I often get the question: can governments really do anything to limit the power of big tech? A recent US district court ruling, which found Google breached antitrust laws, is an opportune time to revisit the issue. I argue that governments need to...