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Former Sydney liquidator pleads guilty to fraud, dishonesty
A former registered liquidator who allegedly misappropriated close to $240,000 has pleaded guilty to fraud and dishonesty charges.
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Reshaping the regulation framework for limited advice
With ASIC exploring how access to affordable advice can be improved, including scaled or limited advice, BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden discuss...
‘Back to the drawing board’: CPA Australia pours cold water on new tax deduction
The government has been told to abandon plans to allow taxpayers to claim deductions for education and training expenses unrelated to their current jobs, with the proposa...
ATO pushed to ensure pro-bono tax clinics don’t crowd out practitioners
Tax clinics providing free support to vulnerable taxpayers should continue to be a feature of the tax system, but greater protections against them competing with the wide...
50,000 Aussies back in work as unemployment falls to 6.6%
Australia has added 50,000 new jobs for the month of December, with the unemployment rate falling from 6.8 per cent in November to 6.6 per cent, official figures show.
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Adviser body calls for new ASIC advice unit
The corporate regulator should establish a specialist advice unit to provide case-by-case rulings on compliance similar to the ATO’s practice with the accounting profes...
Keeping up in a changing world: Why tech education is critical
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In a world of rapidly-evolving business technology, staying up to date is essential – here’s why.
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Payroll tax audit activity surges as a result of data matching
We have recently seen a surge in payroll tax audit activity as the state revenue authorities have received data from other sources, including the ATO and ASIC. Here are s...
ATO urged to clarify JobKeeper repayments tax treatment
With large corporate firms now beginning to return JobKeeper payments, the Tax Office has been urged to confirm if such voluntary repayments are tax-deductible.
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Small businesses lay bare funding frustrations as cash flow storm looms
Loan conditions and collateral guarantees continue to be major stumbling blocks for small businesses looking to access financing, as new research sheds light on the conti...
