INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

People & Products

Julie Williams will succeed Damien Moore as the Institute of Public Accountants president of the board....

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Financial planning

Although the Federal Government promised backdated tax cuts in the budget, the Institute of Public Accountants says these won’t be realised until the end of the year....

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Policy & Regulation

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 ...

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Superannuation

Members who have accessed hardship early release superannuation should understand that they may be audited by the Australian Taxation Office to determine whether they wer...

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Financial planning

The major accounting bodies want far more than the re-establishment of the accountant’s exemptions – they want a wholesale review of a post-Future of Financial Advice reg...

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Financial planning

The Institute of Public Accountants has emerged at the head of a new push to reinstate the Accountants’ Exemption....

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Financial planning

Individuals are being advised not to be too hasty with filing their tax returns early as there are additional complexities in play this year. ...

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Financial planning

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

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Policy & Regulation

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...

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Policy & Regulation

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...

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Financial planning

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

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Financial planning

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....

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Superannuation

The Institute of Public Accountants has called for more consideration of whether the inefficiencies of the superannuation system are due to a lack of marketplace competit...

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People & Products

Sam Zervides has been elected president of the Victorian branch of the Institute of Public Accountants....

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Financial planning

Tax agents and individuals need to raise the bar, as new figures show the “individuals not in business” tax gap is sat at 6.4 per cent for the 2014-15 financial year....

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