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The ATO has made no secret of its “Less Paper” push. At ATO SmartDocs we have been part of the ATO API working group for over 12 months and things are moving very quickly. What is the ATO API? The ATO API allows third party developers who have ATO Digital Service...
On 15th December 2020 Daniel Soire and myself were appointed Provisional Liquidators of Maliver Pty Ltd and Receivers to the property of Melissa Caddick by the Federal Court of Australia pursuant to an application by ASIC. The Caddick case continues to attract...
Some of the red-tape binding together the federal government’s Research and Development Tax Incentive (RDTI) scheme is enough to make your head spin. As a concept, these tax incentives are great; no one’s disputing that. However, while the RDTI can make the costs of...
The ATO has released long-awaited draft guidance on its proposed compliance approach to the allocation of professional firm profits. The preliminary guidance is contained in the draft Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2021/D2 (the draft Guideline). The ATO has also...
Although 2020 saw a temporary lull in the ATO and State Revenue Office’s usual activity level due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 is already set to be as busy as ever when it comes to audits and reviews initiated by government revenue authorities. Accounting...
Performance, efficiency and productivity take the spotlight of any open thought or brainstorming session in pursuit of growth. Especially so during times faced with challenges from new and unfamiliar effects (yes, like the boring grim pandemic we can’t wait to get it...
As an accounting firm coach, consultant and mentor I am regularly asked to assist accounting firm owners to grow their firm. In this article I summarise five ways to do that. Interestingly, what I find is that the emphasis is often on growing revenue, and profit is...
