Many SMSF trustees have been keen to take up the option to purchase property as part of an SMSF portfolio, now that the law allows this. If an...

When a family outgrows its home, one option is to extend or renovate by calling in the builders with their toolboxes. In the same way, when a...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning about false billing scams, after a 45 per cent surge in complaints and almost...

Time is running out for those legacy tools stuck on the millions of Windows Server 2003 machines still in use around the world, in accounting...

Some annual updates from manufacturing and the ATO about depreciation repair services; and improvements for CGT noting right now. Effective life...

Earlier this year, Public Accountant explored research on government grants, subsidies, rebates and tax concessions. That research showed that...

ASIC recently announced its focuses for 30 June 2014 financial reports, as well as findings from its reviews of 31 December 2013 reports, Quality...

In my previous column, explained why advertising and digital media have made even more vital the role of the ‘rainmaker' — the accountant who can...

Overseas property can easily appear an attractive investment. Who wouldn't want an apartment in Paris, a Balinese beachfront villa or perhaps a...