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The Federal Government has released draft legislation to employ the first phase of reforms to streamline Australia’s personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency rules....

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Accountants who provide advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) need to consider the level of advice they want to give clients before new licensing rules come...

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It is time to put aside traditional and sometimes negative perceptions of accountants and see them as integral to the development and growth of businesses....

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Paper lodgements have dropped this tax season, as taxpayers move towards electronic mode and tax agents....

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Findex chief executive rejects claim that Crowe Horwath purchase was to build its wealth business but was to establish accountancy beach-head...

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Two international accounting groups have merged to form one of the world’s largest small-to-medium sized accountancy body. ...

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The Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP) has indicated it will release the sector’s first managed accounts directory in a bid to develop the market faster and al...

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A Gold Coast accountant has been charged with lodging false documents with ASIC....

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Only 15 per cent of accountants in providing advice on SMSFs are authorised to provide investment advice while a further 13 per cent are only RG146 compliant....

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Lloyd Morgan survey shows women still lag behind men when it comes to disparity in bonus payments in the accounting profession but the gap has closed by 60 per cent in th...

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A Melbourne accountant has been jailed for five years and eight months for operating 21 unregistered managed investment schemes relating to property development....

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The results of the FSI’s interim report emphasises the need for tax deductions those who pay for financial advice, the Institute of Public Accountants claims....

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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...

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

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

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