Policy & Regulation

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has urged the Government to allow alternative methods of paying for advice in order to...

A new professional body has been established in the tax and accounting space formed under the auspices of Taxpayers Australia...

Financial planners providing tax advice will have to adhere to the newly-released guidelines on managing conflicts of interest under the...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched a new campaign to remind small businesses to pay their taxes, noting the...

A significant number of financial planning practices are ready to take advantage of the grandfathering amendments to the Future of...

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has called on the Federal Government to change the tax arrangements around employee share...

The Federal Government has announced changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation that will remove the ‘opt-in' requirement...

Financial advisers and accountants have been warned that a recent Full Federal Court's decision dealing with advice around an agricultural...

Accountants who manage discretionary trusts for clients may be investigated by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as it looks into...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed it intends to review around 11,000 self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) over the coming...