Adam Carr has joined Brisbane-based law firm James Conomos Lawyers (JCL Law Partners), a specialist law firm providing services in commercial litigation and insolvency. Carr brings a unique ...

In an August decision published by CA ANZ last week, the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) revoked the membership of accountant Ilaissane Atiola after she misappropriated $289,000 ...

In October, the Board of Taxation opened consultation for its red tape review after the government asked it to find ways to minimise compliance burdens in Australia’s tax system to support ...

A new study from Intuit Mailchimp, which surveyed 1,050 Australian consumers in July 2025, shows that hard-to-understand jargon is the number one frustration for Australians when it comes to ...

A study from Monash University, led by associate professor Vivien Chen, revealed that there were gaps in accountants’ ability to identify and respond to financial abuse, leading to cases where they ...

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) and The Tax Institute (TTI) are exploring a potential relationship which would see the merger of the two bodies. With this possibility on the horizon, IPA and ...

As accountants ourselves, we understand the pressure you face every day—manual tasks that drain time, scattered client documents, and the constant need to stay ahead of the competition. FYI was ...

Eva Dierens, a former ATO contractor, will face 18 months behind bars for defrauding the ATO of more than $105,000, which has since been repaid. The ATO revealed Dierens’ sentence would involve ...

lass="p1">In a general protections dismissal application filed with the Fair Work Commission, a legal secretary alleged a termination letter sent to BDO Australia in May was not voluntary and ...

Each year, taxpayers try their hand at making as many claims as possible to claw their money back from the ATO, with both valid and not-so-valid claims. Mark Chapman, H&R Block director of tax ...

The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has terminated the registration of a BAS agent and imposed a two-year ban on reapplying, following an investigation that found the agent had falsified lodgements.

In an update last week, the ATO said while not-for-profits (NFPs) are now starting to lodge their self-review returns and update the details and governing documents, the ATO still wants to see this ...