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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
The world economy enters 2026 in a nervous state. Volatility and cautious consumers are the norm, even though growth has proven surprisingly resilient.
Changes to government procurement contracts will help small business
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson said the changes will create more opportunities for small businesses to...
Profit motive puts crypto trades on revenue account
Cryptocurrency and tax are a big issue and when people start to lodge their tax returns for the current financial year, there are likely to be...
Borrowers set for another big rate rise
If economists are correct, borrowers will be looking at another 50 basis point increase as the RBA tries to rein inflation as it balloons towards...
‘Reprehensible conduct’ – tax agent banned to protect the public
Caren Moroney, an individual tax agent, and her associated company, CJM Accounting Pty Ltd (CJM Accounting), failed their clients, failed in...
Labour and skills crunch worsens
Yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released its latest job vacancies data that revealed there were 480,000 job vacancies in May 2022,...
Wage growth and payment times slow in Australian small businesses
The index fell only 1 point in May 2022 to 124 points. While small-business jobs increased 0.3 percent year-on-year and sales growth rose to...
Staff poachers ‘should pay transfer fees’
“Hard-working small to medium size accounting businesses are being attacked by larger companies raiding their workforce,” said Ms Hou. “If larger...
EV tax cut will be made retrospective, says minister
When Labor won the election in May it promised it would have in place an EV policy and subsequent EV tax from 1 July. Although it will not make...
A record-breaking month for retail as inflationary pressures mount
But while sales figures were good, Australian Retailers Association chief executive Paul Zahra cautioned that the growth is unlikely to be...
Half of Australian workers would take less money for more flexibility
In its latest People at Work 2022: A Global Workforce View report, the ADP Research Institute found that 48 per cent of Australian workers would...
