How the AML burden might expand your workload
From July 2026, Australia’s AML rules expand their reach into accounting. Most accounting firms will be caught in the net, facing one of the biggest regulatory shifts in years.
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Tug of war
Tug of war
Accountants have historically had very few, if any, disputes with their clients. In the same way patients will generally accept their doctors’...
The heat is on
The heat is on
The tax office has made no secret of its plans to streamline Australia’s tax system. It’s on record as saying it wants to cut hundreds of...
On the road
On the road
In March this year former treasurer Joe Hockey “opened the conversation” on tax reform by releasing the Re:think tax discussion paper. At the...
Matching rhetoric with action
Matching rhetoric with action
Despite its importance, small business has been left to deal with an ever-increasing compliance burden while it is coming to grips with the...
Repairing public sector accounting
Repairing public sector accounting
When the financial crisis up-ended the global economy in 2008, the attention of governments and regulators around the world swiftly and...
Board of Tax’s Division 7A fixes look good
Board of Tax’s Division 7A fixes look good
The second discussion paper has broader terms of reference and takes into account the interactions of Division 7A with other areas of tax law –...
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) is the new normal and will take years to fix
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) is the new normal and will take years to fix
Welcome to the world of profit shifting. Australia enjoys a high level of voluntary compliance when it comes to residents meeting their tax...
Employee share rules hold start-ups back
Employee share rules hold start-ups back
This is the scenario facing many cash-strapped start-ups trying to recruit and retain talented employees. The current employee share scheme (ESS)...
Ending regulation’s one-size-fits-all
Ending regulation’s one-size-fits-all
These regulatory contact areas range from health and safety to environmental protection, from construction standards to fair trading, from...
The standardisation of accounting data
The standardisation of accounting data
Standardised specifications made possible the Industrial Revolution and conveyer-belt production. Now, a process called Standard Business...
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