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 ...

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 ...

At the beginning of the new year, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) will welcome its new secretary, Andrew Orme, to work alongside the Board and Chair Peter de Cure in bolstering trust in the tax ...

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 ...

A Sydney accountant has been fined a record $1.8 million after illegally preparing 3,359 tax returns over four years, the largest number of violations ever prosecuted by the Tax Practitioners Board in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has stressed the importance of ensuring that any deductions claimed for advice fees are for advice that is genuinely tax-related or linked to ...

From 22 January 2026, tax agents will be required to lodge penalty remission requests via the ATO website, instead of over the phone. The Tax Office said this was an interim measure to address ...