Welcome to the NLG education series for accountants on all things lending. At NLG we are invested in education our partners around all things lending. As we step into some uncertain waters around the economy in general, rising cost of living and interest rates we feel...
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Financial advice including wealth creation, insurance and lending services
The State of Tax Audits in Australia – Post Pandemic
by Adi Snir | Aug 23, 2021 | Financial Services
On Wednesday, 4 August 2021, AuditCover hosted The State of Tax Audits in Australia [Part 1] to explore the ATO’s renewed focus on debt recovery and its vast data reach and capabilities. The event covered; ATO’s Data ingestion capacity and what it means for...
Is it time to have “special projects leave”?
by Rob Pillans | Aug 19, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
As an accounting firm coach, consultant and mentor I am privy to many shareholder agreements. Some incorporate a form of long service or sabbatical leave for owners on some sort of a cycle. Good idea. I’ve recently had a client try the idea of what they ended up...
Revisiting independence with audits – Have accounting firms really addressed the problem?
by Gansen Pappiah | Aug 17, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
On 1st July 2021, the ATO launched new SMSF Audit independence standards that included in-depth clarification on the complexities surrounding the provision of audit services alongside non-assurance services. In the new standards, ATO guidance confirms that even where...
Predicted ATO audit activity trends for 2021 & 2022
by Rod Spicer | Aug 17, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
Be on the front foot with our ATO audit activity trend predictions and how to reduce the impact when they come in. Despite the temporary slowing in 2020 of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and other State & Federal government revenue authorities’ audit...
You think it’s too hard…think again. That’s because we listen, learn and take action.
by Steve Lake | Aug 11, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
Register for our upcoming webinar on the 19th August 2021, 12.00pm AEST As an accountant you know your clients need your trust and expertise when it comes to their mortgages, but you also know this is a highly regulated industry full of wonderful compliance and lender...
Relevance of outsourcing in a Pandemic stirred setting
by Boobalan MAdhavan | Aug 10, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
It is hard to think of an industry not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic across the world. Industries including services related industries have felt the squeeze or have been affected by organisational and financial challenges. Businesses are also exploring and...