From 1 July 2019, Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting will become mandatory for all employers. Small businesses (ie those with fewer than 20 employees) have previously been exempt, but will now…
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Are you on top of the basics? Five lessons for when your client calls
Ready for some straight talk? If you’re a tax practitioner, you need to be across these five topics and if you’re not, you need help, warns tax expert Ray Cummings.…
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Australian superannuation stimulus poses risks for fund trustees
The Australian government’s COVID-19 superannuation reforms pose a number of challenges and pitfalls for fund trustees, an industry official warned.
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Supporting Clients Through COVID-19
With massive government stimulus measures on offer to help Australian businesses ride the COVID-19 fallout, CPA Australia’s Gavin Ord, manager of business and investment policy, warns that taking advantage of these offers without professional advice could be a costly mistake. Whether it’s to fast-track access to payments or to alert clients to potential traps, never has good advice been more valuable.
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Phoenixing in ashes: new law targets accountants
A new law to stop companies transferring assets to avoid their liabilities could also have serious impacts for their advisers, with new civil penalties set to be imposed.
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Here’s to turning a negative into a positive: 5 tips for accountants
Wine! Now that I’ve got your attention, I wanted to share my experience of buying a few bottles recently and highlight the valuable lesson for accountants to get customer service…
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Capitalising the balance sheet: AASB 16 sets a new standard for leases
With the introduction of the new AASB 16 Leases, lessees are now required to account for the assets and liabilities from operating leases, changing the balance sheet forever. After a…
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Are you declaring your “odd jobs” income from gig economy sites?
Have you ever considered joining a site like Airtasker to make some extra cash? If so, you’ll need to keep the ATO happy. Here, we explain the tax issues that arise…
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SMSFs vs other types of funds: Part 2
In this second instalment of our two-part series on the key differences between SMSFs and public offer funds, we look at some important issues relating to insurance and dispute resolution.…
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SMSFs vs other types of funds: some issues to consider Part 1
Thinking about setting up an SMSF? In this first instalment of a two-part series, we explain some of the key differences between SMSFs and public offer funds. Understanding these differences…
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