andrew conway

People & Products

AAT appoints chief accounting technician

Lielette Calleja has joined the Association of Accounting Technicians, which transitioned to be part of the IPA Group....

Policy & Regulation

Accountants urge extra funding for ASIC post-FASEA

Both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Treasury will need adequate funding and resourcing to handle their new regulatory roles following the cl...

People & Products

Accounting bodies unite for mental health training

Over 5,000 accountants will receive training in providing mental health first aid to assist clients across Australia by 2022. ...

Policy & Regulation

Necessary tweaks needed for JobKeeper 2.0: IPA

The Institute of Public Accountants says the stimulus initiatives need to better distinguish between viable and non-viable business, particularly to ensure JobKeeper 2.0 ...

Policy & Regulation

New payment bill will protect small business: IPA

A new bill before parliament, which would require large businesses to publish policies on payment times, will help protect small business cashflows, according to the Inst...

Financial planning

Accounting bodies unite on advice

The major accounting groups have united to mount a campaign aimed at clearing the way for the more effective delivery of advice by simplifying the multiple regulatory reg...

Policy & Regulation

IPA supports gov reintroduction of SG amnesty

The Institute of Public Accountants has put its support behind the Government’s reintroduction of the superannuation guarantee amnesty bill....

Policy & Regulation

Gov needs to fix system outage redress

The Scheme for Detriment caused by Defective Administration is being reviewed by the government and the IPA says it needs to be fixed to better help accountants and tax p...

Financial planning

Accountants seek voice in retirement advice provision

The Institute of Public Accountants has advocated an advisory role for accountants flowing from the Government’s promised review of the retirement income system....

Policy & Regulation

Accounting body alleges the ALP misled the public on advice fees

Labor has been accused of spreading “significant misinformation” on accountants’ fees for providing tax advice, with a major industry body saying that its figures on fees...

Policy & Regulation

IPA claims dodgy data underpins ALP’s tax advice changes

The Institute of Public Accountants has continued its defence of tax advice fees, arguing the move is unjustified and that the underlying data has been inappropriately us...

Policy & Regulation

Accounting bodies unite over ALP’s ‘rort’ accusation

The major accounting bodies have united to defend the existing tax deductibility of tax advice provided by accountants in the face of proposed Labor changes....

Financial planning

Should accountants fill advice gap?

The Institute of Public Accountants has suggested that it is accountants who can fill the gap when consumers want advice but don’t want to pay high fees to advisers....

Financial planning

Regulation must come with accountability

The enforcement of new regulation must come with accountability and resources, according to the Institute of Public Accountants....

Financial planning

Accountants want to be re-enabled to give advice

The Institute of Public Accountants has made a direct call for accountants to be re-enabled to have ‘broader and deeper holistic conversations’ with clients....