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The Federal Government’s second Budget fails to put Australia on course for future prosperity, having been “spooked” by the reaction to its first attempt, CPA Australia b...

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The Federal Government’s $20,000 asset write-off for small businesses, announced in the Budget, will be a significant boon for the economy, but the IPA warns it may cause...

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A new partnership between Perpetual Private and legal firm, The Fold, aims to provide licensing support to independent accounting practices before the Accountants’ Exempt...

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The 2016 accountants’ exemption deadline is not worrying accountants as yet, nor is it driving them to focus on succession planning....

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IPA points to deductibility of planner commissions as justification for making financial advice tax deductible....

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Australians should not be subjected to a concessional contributions cap that does not discriminate against the source of the contributions, the Institute of Public Accoun...

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Accounting firm HLB Mann Judd will seek to service high net worth Asian investors after setting up a firm dedicated to clients from the region...

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Countplus will launch a new business to invest in leading accounting business through a shared equity model with plans to target firms with profits above $2 million...

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A Gold Coast accountant will serve an eight month sentence by way of an intensive correction order, after pleading guilty to misleading ASIC....

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Accountants could work as authorised representatives instead of getting their own AFSL as the licensing deadline of July 2016 approaches....

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Business models will need to change for accountants to continue to service super sector....

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Accountants have marked advice as the key to their sustainability, with practice owners confirming they “need to act” on falling profit margins and sluggish growth. ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 6 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

3 days 17 hours ago