ATO Declares It Won’t Use e-Invoicing to Facilitate Tax Compliance

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has announced that it has no plans to use e-invoicing as a way of facilitating tax compliance, despite fears that Australia may eventually move to emulate other countries by scrutinising e-invoicing data. The ATO has assured businesses that the Tax Office has not been granted the authority to view the […]

The Australian Government Injects $15.3 Million To Assist E-invoicing Adoption

E-invoicing is set to feature prominently over the upcoming months as the federal government has announced a $15.3 million investment ahead of the upcoming federal budget.  The investment is included in the $1.2 billion package unveiled by the Australian Government on Thursday 6th May which aims at accelerating Australia’s digital adoption.  In an aim to […]

The Australian Government Announces $1.2 Billion Digitalisation Package

The Australian Government has announced that it intends to make a huge investment in digital education for works, along with artificial intelligence, incentivising investment in game, refreshing government services, digitising SMEs, data management, emerging aviation technologies and cyber security. The ambitious new technology package is worth $1.2 billion was announced on Thursday the 6th May […]

Nearly 500,000 Small Business Trading Without Digitalisation

Nearly 500,000 small businesses across Australia are currently trading with little to no digitalisation measures, while 34 percent of business who have were found to be more profitable as a result.  On Tuesday 11th May MYOB published the findings of new research which discovered that 466,062 small and medium-sized businesses have been left in the […]

The Benefits of Embracing Digitalisation

The conception of digitalisation is something that thrills some business owners but at the same time frightens others just as much. If you run a business, many digitalisation options might have already been introduced into your business strategy. At the same time, you might also be hesitant to implement various elements of digitalisation. It is […]

The Potential For e-invoicing to Be Used For Tax Compliance

The Federal Government often praises e-invoicing for its productivity benefits as opposed to its ability for tax compliance potential. Based on how the service is being used overseas it is highly possibility that e-invoicing will be used in the future to prevent tax evasion and to combat the black economy.  As the Federal Government considers […]

KPMG Warns the Federal Government to Delay Their Push Towards e-invoicing

KPMG has advised the government against rushing to implement a compulsory approach to e-invoicing. KPMG has cautioned that compliance costs and competing priorities will weigh significantly against businesses.   It is in the opinion of KPMG that the governments desire for mandating e-invoicing – beginning with large businesses has failed to consider the compliance burden […]