Finance
Budget 2018: Scott Morrison is promising income tax relief, but will a “coffee and cake” cut help small businesses?
Treasurer Scott Morrison has doubled down on pledges to provide income tax relief in the May budget, but experts say concessions on this fro…
Budget 2018: Does Australia need personal income tax cuts?
By Saul Eslake, University of Tasmania
A large proportion of any cut in personal income tax — especially if the cuts were skewed towar…
“What the hell is going on?”: ATO glitch delays 19,000 small business super payments
Businesses have been left scratching their heads after a glitch with the new Small Business Superannuation Clearing House saw delays in proc…
Ten things the finance sector needs to do earn back the trust and commitment of customers and shareholders
I have to start with the bad news on this topic.
Are any of us surprised by the current revelations stemming from the Financial Services …
As big bank financial advisers have their reputations savaged, will the royal commission help independent planners?
The royal commission into Australia’s financial services sector continues to reveal how customers’ lives have been ruined by financial advic…
Heavy penalties on the table for banks caught lying and taking fees for no service
By Dimity Kingsford Smith and Alex Steel, UNSW
Another week of hearings of the Financial Services Royal Commission has seen financial ser…
To value companies like Amazon and Facebook, we need to look beyond dollars and assets
By John Dumay, Macquarie University; Maurizio Massaro, Università degli Studi di Udine, and Muhammad Nadeem
Investors and business peopl…
Scott Morrison’s budget silence: Has he forgotten SMEs?
Treasurer Scott Morrison says he won’t be “Santa” when handing down next month’s federal budget, but despite pledging to focus on infrastruc…
Proposed budget limits to R&D tax incentive would threaten scheme’s “crucial” benefits for new startups
Treasurer Scott Morrison has flagged Australia’s R&D tax incentive scheme may receive a rework in the upcoming federal budget after de…
Ombudsman will conduct inquiry into unfair ATO treatment, urges SMEs to share stories
Small businesses have been invited to report stories of heavy-handed treatment by the ATO “as a matter of urgency”, with the Australian Smal…
