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  1. New survey: Investor confidence plummets amid market uncertainty

    A new survey shows investor confidence in local and international capital markets is now lower than it was at the depth of the COVID pandemic...

  2. Labor's move to scrap the tax cap, a win for Australian families and businesses

    Federal Labor has today finally confirmed that it will reverse a 2019 policy which would have seen caps applied to the amount of money that people can claim for doing their tax return and managing...

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  3. Bright-line traps remain after select committee report

    A report back from Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2021–22, GST, and Remedial Matters) Bill has recommended only minor changes to the bright-law rules...

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  4. Accountants call for end of year tax certainty

    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) welcomes the Government’s decision to reinstate flexible end of financial year tax return dates for COVID affected taxpayers, saying that it...

  5. Small trusts in the crosshairs of new disclosure rules

    A media release raising issues with the New Zealand’s governments proposed changes to trust disclosures...

  6. Make your financial new year’s resolution cutting the credit card

    While Australians are committing to get fit and feel great by cutting the booze, the smokes and the kilos, Chartered Accountants ANZ is also recommending cutting the credit card...

  7. Moves to address auditor shortage will maintain trust in New Zealand Inc

    CA ANZ is extremely pleased that the Government has moved to address New Zealand’s critical auditor shortage, by granting our application to allow auditors to enter the country...

  8. Survey indicates property market cooling ahead of proposed legislation

    A survey of Chartered Accountants and tax agents has revealed that incoming legislation intended to help cool New Zealand’s over-heated housing market is already having a major effect on investors...

  9. New survey shows Inland Revenue helpful, but hindered

    Conducted by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Tax Management New Zealand, the survey of 361 members in public practice asked a range of questions about the timeliness of IR’s...

  10. New disclosure standards could end climate confusion

    Climate and sustainability disclosures have become key requirements for most businesses, but the lack of a robust, globally accepted reporting framework has caused confusion and even opportunities for...

  11. Fringe Benefit Tax fix a win for employers

    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand are praising the Government’s decision to implement a solution proposed by the peak accounting body that will make it easier for employers to meet their...

  12. New Bill seeks to disarm bright-line traps

    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is welcoming the intent of a Bill responding to the peak membership body’s warning of bright-line traps for nomadic homeowners, but says that some traps...

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  13. Working from home tax extension comes not a moment too soon

    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is welcoming the extension of working from home tax changes but says the latest COVID-19 lockdown shows New Zealand needs permanent tax policy around...

  14. Federal Government skilled migration announcement addresses auditor shortage

    The Federal Government announcement this afternoon to place accounting and audit professionals on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List is an important and necessary step to boost the audit...

  15. Tax bill may await nomadic NZ home owners

    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) warns New Zealand Government’s latest housing tax changes contain a number of new traps for owners whose circumstances are less certain...