The Bookkeeper
‘Holistic’ approach needed to narrow audit expectation gap
A new report issued by several bodies has recommended any notion of an audit expectation gap needs to be narrowed if it is to be trusted and meet demands of public intere...
Fair Work Ombudsman launches mass Darwin audit
Acting on various tips, the Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a mass audit of about 50 Darwin businesses suspected to have underpaid their staff.
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ATO extends STP finalisation due date
Employers have been given additional time to complete their Single Touch Payroll finalisation declaration this year as the ATO recognises the ongoing impacts of COVID-19....
Bookkeeping head to chair small business council
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia has appointed Matthew Addison as its new chair.
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FWO secures $33k penalty order against former NBN contractor over unpaid entitlements
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a court-ordered penalty against a former NBN contractor for failing to comply with a compliance notice ordering it to back-pay employe...
TPB warns agents of fraud, encourages identity badge uptake
The board has called on agents to take steps to protect themselves from fraud, and to download their unique identity verification badges so consumers can better identify ...
Increase to CPE hours will lead to practitioner ‘haemorrhage’
The proposed tripling of continuing professional education hours for BAS agents will be “unlikely to be achievable in practice” and will ultimately lead to practitio...
Bookkeeper charged over $1.5m fraud
A bookkeeper who allegedly defrauded her clients of more than $1.5 million over the last decade has now been charged with 749 counts of dishonestly obtaining financial ad...
TPB slammed over ‘inequitable’ increase to BAS agent CPE hours
The Tax Practitioners Board has been warned that BAS agents will exit the industry if it proceeds with its proposal to increase BAS agent continuing professional educatio...
Bookkeepers to play pivotal role in SME recovery post-JobKeeper
As swathes of Australian small businesses come off JobKeeper this week, bookkeepers should acquaint themselves with all the funding options available to their clients, sa...
TPB questioned over threefold increase to BAS agent CPE hours
The Tax Practitioners Board has been urged to revisit its proposed increase to BAS agent continuing professional education hours, with one professional body hitting out a...
