Both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Treasury will need adequate funding and resourcing to handle their new regulatory roles following the cl...

Over 5,000 accountants will receive training in providing mental health first aid to assist clients across Australia by 2022. ...

The Institute of Public Accountants says the stimulus initiatives need to better distinguish between viable and non-viable business, particularly to ensure JobKeeper 2.0 ...

A new bill before parliament, which would require large businesses to publish policies on payment times, will help protect small business cashflows, according to the Inst...

The major accounting groups have united to mount a campaign aimed at clearing the way for the more effective delivery of advice by simplifying the multiple regulatory reg...

The Institute of Public Accountants has put its support behind the Government’s reintroduction of the superannuation guarantee amnesty bill....

The Scheme for Detriment caused by Defective Administration is being reviewed by the government and the IPA says it needs to be fixed to better help accountants and tax p...

The Institute of Public Accountants has advocated an advisory role for accountants flowing from the Government’s promised review of the retirement income system....

Labor has been accused of spreading “significant misinformation” on accountants’ fees for providing tax advice, with a major industry body saying that its figures on fees...

The Institute of Public Accountants has continued its defence of tax advice fees, arguing the move is unjustified and that the underlying data has been inappropriately us...

The major accounting bodies have united to defend the existing tax deductibility of tax advice provided by accountants in the face of proposed Labor changes....

The Institute of Public Accountants has suggested that it is accountants who can fill the gap when consumers want advice but don’t want to pay high fees to advisers....

The enforcement of new regulation must come with accountability and resources, according to the Institute of Public Accountants....

The Institute of Public Accountants has made a direct call for accountants to be re-enabled to have ‘broader and deeper holistic conversations’ with clients....