The single biggest skills gap within corporate tax teams is advanced technology skills, the 2021 State of the Corporate Tax Department report finds.
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Cryptocurrency taxation myths: time for a reality check
Cryptocurrency is no longer confined to the fringe of organised crime and tech companies. The age of ‘digital currency’ has well and truly arrived and many Australians have taken to investing in crypto. Tax myths abound and not surprisingly, regulators worldwide, including the ATO, are on the case.
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BLOG: APAC regional spotlight from Cost of Compliance 2021: shaping the future
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence has carried out its 12th annual survey on the cost of compliance focusing on the challenges the compliance functions at financial services firms around the world expect to face in the year ahead.
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Review of R&D dual-agency administration model: Board of Taxation call for submissions
The Board of Taxation has called for submissions for a review into the dual-agency administration model for the R&D tax incentive.
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2021 Budget snapshot
This year’s Budget was dominated by spending measures directed toward social programs, with only a few, very specific, tax changes.
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New Zealand central bank has failed on AML/CFT supervision, says FATF
The Financial Action Task Force has criticised New Zealand’s Reserve Bank for their supervision of the banking sector, despite an overwhelmingly positive national review.
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Credit Suisse board knew about cumulative risk weaknesses
The multibillion dollar losses suffered by Credit Suisse following the collapse of Greensill Capital and Archegos Capital may well rank among the most significant risk and compliance failures of the past decade.
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Are spreadsheets hindering your indirect tax processes?
Spreadsheets have their place, there’s no doubt about that. But the way they’re being used in the indirect tax world right now is a cause for concern.
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Moving away from spreadsheets: 3 ways to automate your tax process
Keep using spreadsheets? Sure, they have their place, but it’s more for certain types of tasks, not necessarily for everything that you’re trying to do.
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Speed, volume of regulatory change continue to challenge firms in Asia – poll
The pace and volume of regulatory change will be the single greatest challenges for compliance officers across the Asia-Pacific region in 2021.
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