If your business relies on a credit card to pay its tax bill, 30 June 2027 is a date to plan around—not a deadline to leave until the last minute.
The ATO originally planned to stop accepting direct credit card payments after 30 November 2026. On 9 October 2026, the Australian Government extended the arrangement,…
Australian accounting firms are still struggling to find experienced talent. In CA ANZ’s 2026 shortage survey, the lack of experienced professionals was the main reason accounting and finance vacancies went unfilled.
That is pushing more firms to widen their search offshore, particularly into the Philippines and India.
The opportunity is significant but only if the…
An EOR can put an offshore accountant on the payroll. It cannot make that accountant productive inside your practice.
For Australian accounting firms, those are two separate problems.
One is employment: how do you employ someone overseas without establishing your own legal entity in that country?
The other is delivery: how does that accountant learn…
The biggest security risk in offshore bookkeeping is not offshore. It is uncontrolled access.
An offshore bookkeeper may need access to bank transactions, payroll records, invoices, employee information, customer and supplier data and, depending on the work, TFN information.
The real security questions are therefore: who can access the data, what can they do with…
Payday Super is no longer a future payroll reform. Since 1 July 2026, Australian employers have moved from quarterly super guarantee payments to a system tied to each payday.
The SG rate remains 12%, but employers must now calculate super using qualifying earnings and generally ensure the contribution reaches the employee’s super fund within seven…
Management of finances has increasingly become complex for most Australian businesses. Growing operational demands, changing laws, and rising customer expectations are all among making financial management difficult. You may consider hiring a full in-house finance team, but would it even fit your expectations, budget, and level of dependability?
This is where finance function outsourcing comes…
