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Why banks are now chasing your SME clients
Australia’s big banks and non-bank lenders have a new focus: small business. This pivot is driving competition and improving access to finance for SMEs.
‘Incredulous’: Service NSW confirms JobSaver fortnightly retest
New guidelines released by Service NSW over the weekend have revealed that accountants, tax or BAS agents who applied for JobSaver or the...
ATO unfairly shut out late JobKeeper enrolments, says IGTO
At least 20 taxpayers made a complaint to the Inspector General of Taxation and Tax Ombudsman (IGTO) after their late JobKeeper enrolment request...
ATO takes aim at gig economy
A rise in secondary work as the gig economy has gained steam seems to have left many confused as to what they need to include on their tax...
ATO lets ineligible businesses off the hook for $180m in JobKeeper payments
Speaking to a Senate inquiry on Friday, Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan said the Tax Office has so far conducted audits of 1,600 businesses that...
Unpaid overtime surges amid the pandemic
New research shows that Australians are on average working 7.3 unpaid hours a week, up from the 5.8-hour average reported before the pandemic...
Lockdowns drive business confidence into decline
A monthly report tracking confidence among Australian businesses conducted by market research firm Roy Morgan reflected a growing level of doubt...
SME business conditions reach record high pre-lockdown
NAB released the results of its Q2 SME Business Survey last week that show that the SME sector recorded business conditions increase of 31 index...
Government announces $3.5m microenterprise program for women starting small businesses
A new microenterprise program targeted at low-income women starting small businesses will open in Victoria this year, with plans to eventually...
3 in 4 borrowers in trouble are in lockdown: ANZ
Unsurprisingly, ANZ’s group executive for Australian retail and commercial banking, Mark Hand, revealed that three-quarters of customers who need...
Policy updates could shield Australian businesses from increasing ransomware attacks
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute's International Cyber Policy Centre (ICPC) has issued a report titled Exfiltrate, Encrypt, Extort,...




















