Understanding Chinese Business Culture
This year coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia. Reflecting on this ...
International Business
AHK Australien: 2022 New Year’s Reception
Aboard the James Craig tall ship on 11th March 2022, the German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Accru Felsers ...
Maximising audit value for international subsidiaries in Australia
For large companies operating in Australia, audits are viewed as a necessary mechanism of regulatory compliance. However, by narrowly viewing ...
Employee v Contractor – correction to legal interpretation
Are your ‘contractors’ really employees? This is a common question we confront our clients with. After years of fumbling with ...
Relocating your employees to Australia – Should you be paying for their expenses?
If you are considering sending your employee to Australia for a project, there is an innate understanding that you, as ...
2021 Simplified Transfer Pricing Record-Keeping Update
The Australian Taxation Office’s ‘Simplified Transfer Pricing Record-Keeping’ (STPRK) options allow qualifying entities to opt-out of Australia’s full transfer pricing ...
Celebrating ongoing success in German-Australian business
The German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce once again came together yesterday for their annual New Year Reception, celebrating successful ...
Simplified Transfer Pricing & Startups
Australian startups will often find Australia to be a small and quickly saturated market, and therefore turn their eyes toward ...
The Power of Resilience
Presently, with the repercussions of recent bushfires receding and the implications of COVID-19 upon us, we all face unprecedented uncertainty. ...
Audit of financial information with Data Analytics
What is an Audit? The term ‘audit’ is occasionally used in everyday language to refer to a check that a ...
Financial year end wrap up, the end of SPFR is imminent!
With the end of the financial year fast approaching, what are some key accounting considerations and what is in store ...
Australian Financial Reporting and Audit
In Australia, our regulators seek to ensure that relevant and reliable financial reports and audit opinions are issued to assist ...
Simplified Transfer Pricing Record Keeping: 2020 Update
Proverbially, as hindsight is 20/20, this is an auspicious year to keep ahead of the Simplified Transfer Pricing Record-Keeping options ...
Significant Global Entities (SGEs): What are your additional obligations
Under Australian tax laws, special reporting obligations apply to an entity that is a ‘Significant Global Entity’ (SGE). If your ...
Significant Global Entity (SGE) definition & requirements
Since 1 July, Australian law has required ‘Significant Global Entities’ (SGEs) to lodge General Purpose Financial Statements (GPFS) with the ...
Preventing fraud in global subsidiaries
Fraud. It’s a dreaded word for any organisation, but the harsh reality is that the potential for fraud exists for ...
2019 Unicorn companies: Why they’re venture capital magnets
There are now around 326 ‘unicorn companies’ around the world. Since our January 2018 article, 119 new companies have joined ...
Expanding into Australia: What you need to know
Expanding internationally is exciting and rewarding but it comes with challenges. Most businesses that come to Australia are successful but ...