The Senate has opened an inquiry into the ATO’s $95 million fit-out of its Melbourne CBD office, after it signed a new 10-year lease at the Docklands location.

Recent research from Dext has highlighted higher workloads, difficulty hiring and retaining talent, and keeping up with technology as some of the biggest challenges for accounting and bookkeeping firms.

Businesses with one to 19 employees can now access MYOB's agentic BAS solution through a new beta program launched by the technology provider.

Around three-quarters of businesses incorrectly believe that identity verification checks alone can satisfy their AML obligations, according to research from Visibl.

Entering a partition arrangement early could save joint property owners looking to subdivide from a significant tax liability after 1 July 2027, a tax expert has said.

Through every tech shift, from the personal computer to cloud computing, I’ve watched the same pattern repeat, writes John Munden.

Fintech firm Prospa has appointed an experienced financial services and digital operations leader to elevate customer experience and further scale operations.

Taxpayers have failed in their interlocutory application against the Commissioner of Taxation to protect their New Zealand properties from paying $2.4 million in legal expenses.

Beyond appreciating how new technologies will improve client service delivery, accountants must also consider how tech can unlock previously inaccessible opportunities, Xero’s Australian MD has said.

A decision by the TPB to terminate a tax agent for three years due to his failure to pay down personal tax debts has been affirmed by the Administrative Review Tribunal.