Posts tagged "institute of public accountants"

A committee has recommended the federal government introduce a taxpayer bill of rights, giving small businesses better legal protections when they engage with the tax office.

Small business groups are urging the federal government to include a Small Business Viability Review program in next week’s federal budget. 

Responsible for almost half the private workforce in Australia, small business has a role to play in driving climate action. Like many of th…

After running out of steam from starting, running and growing her own accounting practice for more than 10 years, Nicole Farrell decided she…

The idea of completing any type of full-time, or even part-time, hobby sounds absurd to many Australian small business owners. Your time is …

A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.

Labor says it will change the rules to abolish the $450 superannuation threshold if elected, a proposal that has been criticised by business groups.

A tax break that many Australian businesses have been leveraging could soon be closed, with the ATO seeking input into new guidelines on fri…

The Institute of Public Accountants has hit out at the “draconian” way small businesses can be penalised if they are late to pay workers’ su…

In a series of pre-budget submissions, finance industry bodies have thrown their support behind a government-backed venture capital fund to …

ATO Commissioner Chris Jordan has accused tax agents of asking clients questions that "lead taxpayers to a deduction", as the one-year anniversary of last year's ATO outages approaches.

Groups representing Australian accountants and tax agents are calling for compensation for businesses that have been affected by the outage…