Arjuna Samarakoon was sentenced at at Melbourne County Courthouse to 29 months’ imprisonment with 18 to serve for his role as a tax professional in a company which twice claimed fraudulent refunds ...

Appearing before the Senate Inquiry into consulting services, the big four firm rejected reports made by former staff who worked at the firm about Deloitte cultivating a "dark culture" and that it ...

Accounting salaries are accelerating faster than average at 5.3 per cent a year but trail inflation, according to the latest data from job website Seek. Overall, advertised salaries went up 4.8 per ...

More Australian auditors can now pursue the world’s first and only audit-specific artificial intelligence certification, with ISACA expanding eligibility for its ISACA Advanced in AI Audit (AAIA) ...

Accountants, auditors and bookkeepers will be among the world’s fastest-declining jobs over the next five years due to advancements in information processing and automation technology, according to a ...

The Tax Office, in conjunction with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), have charged a Melbourne man for attempting to defraud the ATO of more than $250,000 in business activity statements. The man ...

With the introduction of Payday Super to Parliament and a refreshed approach to Division 296, the tax landscape is looking more appealing for practitioners and professionals in terms of induced ...

The existence of superannuation balances exceeding $10 million is largely a legacy issue, unlikely to recur under the current regulatory framework. Historically, the system permitted the accumulation ...

In June 2025, tax practitioner Deborah Ianchello applied for an ATO-assessed lodgement deferral request for a client’s trust tax return due to exceptional and unforeseen circumstances. Speaking to ...

The ATO has taken a refreshed focus and approach to its vulnerability framework to ensure taxpayers who are faced with vulnerability can access tailored assistance and needed materials. This ...

In February 2024, resort developer Li Zhang was sentenced to 10 years in jail after conspiring to defraud the ATO out of $15 million. Zhang was found guilty of lodging fraudulent BAS claims throughout ...

A profitable professional services company. Three decades of consistent dividends. A comprehensive shareholder agreement that looked bulletproof on paper. Yet when two major shareholders decided to ...