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2025 media releases
- Treasurer provides much-needed hope for open debate on tax reform | 18 June 2025
- Increase to Superannuation Guarantee welcome – but what does it mean for your take-home pay? | 18 June 2025
- The reason you could be getting a shock tax bill this year | 17 June 2025
- CPA Australia welcomes PM’s productivity roundtable | 10 June 2025
- Beware early morning tax scam emails and SMS designed to catch you off-guard | 10 June 2025
- Reality of cyber-security brought to life at CPA Week in Perth | 9 June 2025
- Young entrepreneurs help drive robust growth in Filipino | 28 May 2025
- AASB, MASB, and CPA Australia Launch Joint Research Report Addressing Key Accounting Challenges | 26 May 2025
- The biggest mistake you’re likely to make this tax time | 26 May 2025
- New Zealand Budget neglects small business sector | 22 May 2025
- Budget bonus for families, but Victorian businesses remain sidelined and frustrated | 20 May 2025
- RBA rate cut provides breathing space, but won’t solve Australia’s ongoing productivity crisis | 20 May 2025
- $3m super tax will impact a greater number of Australians than is being acknowledged | 19 May 2025
- CPA Australia encouraged by new Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s focus on tax policy | 14 May 2025
- Ignore TikTok tax advice from ‘finfluencers’, warns CPA Australia | 13 May 2025
- Revamped Albanese cabinet provides continuity and fresh faces | 12 May 2025
- Industry and business not ready for Payday Super | 9 May 2025
- Technology and innovation drive small business growth in Mainland China | 8 May 2025
- Technology and innovation drive small business growth in Mainland China (Chinese) | 8 May 2025
- CPA Australia and Australian Computer Society join forces to enhance career prospects for IT and accounting professionals | 7 May 2025
- Beware unsolicited promises of superannuation boost after tariff uncertainty slashes account balances | 7 May 2025
- CPA Australia welcomes Queensland Government’s business action statement | 6 May 2025
- Survey reveals optimistic growth and employment outlook for India’s small business sector | 6 May 2025
- Opinion: Where Did The Fiscal Discipline Go? | 5 May 2025
- Re-elected Albanese Government should focus on three Rs – revitalise, reform and repair – to boost Australia’s growth | 4 May 2025
- Challenges and opportunities up for discussion as CPA Australia hosts first Centres of Excellence ‘all-in’ | 2 May 2025
- Super funding model keeps unfair burden on members of smaller superannuation funds | 30 April 2025
- Taiwan SMEs achieved highest growth since 2018, outlook for 2025 less certain | 29 April 2025
- Taiwan SMEs achieved highest growth since 2018, outlook for 2025 less certain (Chinese) | 29 April 2025
- CPA Australia supports ALP election pledge to crack down on financial abuse | 22 April 2025
- CPA Australia responds to ALP’s $1,000 instant tax deduction pledge | 14 April 2025
- Indonesian small business growth prospects at five-year high (Indonesian) | 14 April 2025
- Indonesian small business growth prospects at five-year high | 14 April 2025
- Urgent action needed to safeguard the future of auditing in Australia | 11 April 2025
- Key strategies for businesses impacted by US trade tariffs – and how accountants will play a leading role | 10 April 2025
- Hong Kong SMEs eager to innovate amid tougher financing conditions (Chinese) | 10 April 2025
- Hong Kong SMEs eager to innovate amid tougher financing conditions | 10 April 2025
- CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Ireland sign Mutual Recognition Agreement | 9 April 2025
- International student caps would have negative consequences for accounting | 7 April 2025
- Statement on US tariffs from CPA Australia CEO Chris Freeland | 4 April 2025
- CPA Australia welcomes Labor pledge on instant asset write-offs | 4 April 2025
- Instant asset write-off should not have become an election issue | 28 March 2025
- Federal Budget lacks vision and ambition - small businesses feel ignored | 25 March 2025
- Confidence among small businesses in Singapore rises | 24 March 2025
- CPA Australia calls on next federal government to take urgent action to revitalise small business | 24 March 2025
- Vietnam's small business growth soars to a four-year high | 21 March 2025
- Vietnam's small business growth soars to a four-year high (Vietnamese) | 21 March 2025
- Why should accountants care about ESG? CPA Australia launches series of educational webinars to explain | 18 March 2025
- Technology driving positive outlook for Malaysian small businesses | 13 March 2025
- Technology driving positive outlook for Malaysian small businesses (Bahasa) | 13 March 2025
- Extending secrecy exceptions risks damaging integrity of our tax system | 4 March 2025
- CPA Australia makes five short courses available to help business professionals master the art of data management | 21 February 2025
- Accounting bodies left with no option but to cease Accounting Professional Year Program for international students | 21 February 2025
- Interest rate cut welcome, but regulatory reform needed to boost productivity | 18 February 2025
- CPA Australia partners with ICAI to upskill next generation accountants | 12 February 2025
- Government must wake Australia up from this regulatory nightmare | 3 February 2025
- Disproportionate increase in CSLR levy to further decimate financial advice sector and increase costs for consumers | 31 January 2025
- CPA Australia Partners with ASSOCHAM for the Global Summit on Accelerating Value Creation for Sustainable Growth in India | 30 January 2025
- Mandatory service standards for superannuation industry long overdue, says CPA Australia | 28 January 2025
- Legislation to deny deductions to general interest charge must be reconsidered, says CPA Australia | 28 January 2025
- CPA Australia calls on Hong Kong government to increase revenue and reduce expenditure (Chinese) | 22 January 2025
- CPA Australia calls on Hong Kong government to increase revenue and reduce expenditure | 22 January 2025
- CPA Australia urges members to have their say on IFRS improvements | 21 January 2025
- Opinion: Chris Freeland responds to WEF future of jobs report | 16 January 2025
2024 media releases
- Government should focus on the economic levers it can control to boost business productivity and company tax | 18 December 2024
- CPA Australia aims to make the accounting profession BRIGHT again (Indonesian Language) | 16 December 2024
- CPA Australia aims to make the accounting profession BRIGHT again (English) | 16 December 2024
- CPA Australia launches toolkits to support Indonesian MSMEs to scale up (Indonesian Languange) | 12 December 2024
- CPA Australia launches toolkits to support Indonesian MSMEs to scale up (English) | 12 December 2024
- Victorian government must look closer to home to understand why businesses aren’t investing | 10 December 2024
- CPA Australia Survey: Hong Kong businesses are looking to expand as confidence improves in 2025 | 5 December 2024
- CPA Australia Survey: Hong Kong businesses are looking to expand as confidence improves in 2025 (Chinese) | 5 December 2024
- Career crossroads: Six skills business professionals need in 2025 | 2 December 2024
- CPA Australia and ASSOCHAM partner for global summit on the Future of Business Resilience & Risk Mitigation | 21 November 2024
- New micro-credentials to prepare accountants for the opportunities of a sustainable future | 20 November 2024
- Milestone Bill Birkett Memorial Lecture explores e-liability in accounting I 18 November 2024
- Buy an accountant a coffee this International Accountants Day | 8 November 2024
- IFRS 18 - CPA Australia urges accountants to prepare for a significant change to profit or loss statement presentation | 28 October 2024
- Don’t ghost the ATO - lodge your tax return before Halloween | 22 October 2024
- Julie Crisp becomes first Territorian appointed to CPA Australia Board | 16 October 2024
- Global AI thought-leaders to discuss risks, trends and opportunities as CPA Congress returns in person | 7 October 2024
- CPA Australia and University of Melbourne mark 85 years of Annual Research Lecture | 4 October 2024
- CPA Australia appoints President and Directors to the Board | 2 October 2024
- CPA Australia proposes policy ideas to reinforce Hong Kong’s international position (Chinese) | 19 September 2024
- CPA Australia proposes policy ideas to reinforce Hong Kong’s international position (English) | 19 September 2024
- CPA Australia champions a sustainable economy and boosts Sino-Australia trade collaboration at CIFTIS (Traditional Chinese) | 12 September 2024
- CPA Australia champions a sustainable economy and boosts Sino-Australia trade collaboration at CIFTIS (Simplified Chinese) | 12 September 2024
- CPA Australia champions a sustainable economy and boosts Sino-Australia trade collaboration at CIFTIS (English) | 12 September 2024
- Open letter from peak accounting bodies urges Prime Minister to stop “unfair” rules for taxation and BAS agents | 4 September 2024
- Failure to embrace new tech is holding Australian businesses back | 26 August 2024
- Technology adoption high amongst Vietnamese businesses (Vietnamese) | 22 August 2024
- Technology adoption high amongst Vietnamese businesses (English) | 21 August 2024
- AI adoption by Mainland Chinese businesses escalates | 21 August 2024
- AI adoption by Mainland Chinese businesses escalates (Chinese) | 21 August 2024
- Limited consultation and ongoing uncertainty on new law causing widespread concern and confusion among tax professionals | 14 August 2024
- CPA Australia Delegation Strengthens Ties in Sri Lanka and Fosters Collaboration to Nurture Talent | 25 July 2024
- The future’s bright: Accounting students optimistic about career prospects and development opportunities | 1 July 2024
- How to avoid scams when completing your tax return | 25 June 2024
- Fiscally responsible budget, but at what cost to NSW residents? | 18 June 2024
- Chinese accounting industry embraces digitalisation, widely adopts AI in auditing (Traditional Chinese) | 17 June 2024
- Chinese accounting industry embraces digitalisation, widely adopts AI in auditing (Chinese) | 12 June 2024
- Chinese accounting industry embraces digitalisation, widely adopts AI in auditing (English) | 12 June 2024
- Disappointing lack of support for businesses in Queensland budget | 11 June 2024
- Philippines’ small businesses rank top in growth forecast in Asia Pacific | 5 June 2024
- Is your number up this tax time? Claims the ATO will scrutinise | 5 June 2024
- TPB Chair addresses CPA Australia audience on breach reporting | 31 May 2024
- Employment plans and export outlook for Taiwan small businesses hit record high | 30 May 2024
- Employment plans and export outlook for Taiwan small businesses hit record high (Chinese) | 30 May 2024
- New Zealand Budget 2024: Business support MIA | 30 May 2024
- Be the tortoise not the hare this tax time, says CPA Australia I 30 May 2024
- Small business confidence high as Vietnam expects robust economic growth | 23 May 2024
- Small business confidence high as Vietnam expects robust economic growth (Vietnamese) | 23 May 2024
- Widespread use of technology driving small business growth | 21 May 2024
- Widespread use of technology driving small business growth (Bahasa) | 21 May 2024
- Most Indian small businesses bullish on business and local economic growth | 16 May 2024
- CPA Australia responds to 2024-25 Federal Budget: Could have done more to encourage small business | 14 May 2024
- CPA Australia welcomes IESBA Chair for special discussions on ethics, sustainability, firm culture and governance | 13 May 2024
- Missed opportunity to support small businesses but welcome changes to address housing shortage | 9 May 2024
- Budget relief for families but what about Victorian businesses? | 7 May 2024
- Mainland Chinese small businesses see biggest increase in new job creation plans since pandemic (Chinese) | 7 May 2024
- Mainland Chinese small businesses see biggest increase in new job creation plans since pandemic (English) | 7 May 2024
- Nearly seven in ten Hong Kong small businesses expect growth amid cybersecurity threats (Chinese) | 23 April 2024
- Nearly seven in ten Hong Kong small businesses expect growth amid cybersecurity threats (English) | 23 April 2024
- Malaysian small businesses post best growth results since pandemic | 3 April 2024
- Vietnam business sentiment very strong | 2 April 2024
- Embattled smaller businesses face challenging 2024 | 28 March 2024
- Many more Singapore small businesses expect to grow and innovate this year | 20 March 2024
- YouTubers are entrepreneurs too – and they should be encouraged | 20 March 2024
- Australian small businesses struggle to keep pace in Asia-Pacific | 19 March 2024
- Queensland construction industry saved from unnecessary red tape | 27 February 2024
- Indonesian business sentiment strong | 22 February 2024
- CPA Australia Urges Measures to Enhance Hong Kong’s Competitiveness in Budget (English) | 6 February 2024
- CPA Australia Urges Measures to Enhance Hong Kong’s Competitiveness in Budget (Chinese) | 6 February 2024
- CPA Australia Survey: Most businesses predict expansion within Mainland China in the next three years (English) | 30 January 2024
- CPA Australia Survey: Most businesses predict expansion within Mainland China in the next three years (Chinese) | 30 January 2024
2023 media releases
2022 media releases
- Mainland Chinese CFOs will need new skills to face 2023’s challenges_Chinese | 22 December 2022
- Mainland Chinese CFOs will need new skills to face 2023’s challenges_Eng | 22 December 2022
- Half of accountants tip stronger Hong Kong economy amid property price falls_Chinese | 13 December 2022
- Half of accountants tip stronger Hong Kong economy amid property price falls_Eng | 13 December 2022
- Five emerging career trends in 2023 | 5 December 2022
- Budget 2022 summary - Expert accounting opinion | 25 October 2022
- CPA Australia board appointments | 6 October 2022
- Empty pockets no excuse to show up to budget empty-handed | 4 October 2022
- Two thirds of accounting and finance professionals expect Greater Bay Area investment to surge | 22 September 2022
- Two thirds of accounting and finance professionals expect Greater Bay Area investment to surge (Traditional Chinese) | 22 September 2022
- Two thirds of accounting and finance professionals expect Greater Bay Area investment to surge (Simplified Chinese) | 22 September 2022
- End of Jobs Summit heralds start of decade-long program of work | 2 September 2022
- Singapore takes the wheel on data-driven technology | 29 August 2022
- Governments urged to follow Victoria’s lead on advice scheme | 29 August 2022
- CPA Australia CEO outlines skills shortage priorities | 29 August 2022
- Mainland Chinese businesses increase digitalisation despite tech gap (Chinese) | 24 August 2022
- Mainland Chinese businesses increase digitalisation despite tech gap | 24 August 2022
- New Zealand businesses stock up on COVID-beating tech tools | August 22 2022
- Malaysian businesses harness technology to increase efficiency | August 17 2022
- New Zealand behind the times on inflation data | August 17 2022
- Digital skills drought hanging Aussie business out to dry | August 15 2022
- Hong Kong businesses embrace digital transformation yet talent shortage bites | August 11 2022
- Hong Kong businesses embrace digital transformation yet talent shortage bites (Chinese) | August 11 2022
- CPA Australia applauds move to monthly inflation data | 10 August 2022
- Skills spending no silver bullet for ACT's talent shortage | 2 August 2022
- Dire environmental performance puts pressure on companies | 19 July 2022
- Associations united in response to quality of advice review I 21 June 2022
- RBA’s fight against inflation hampered by quarterly CPI reporting I 7 June 2022
- "Yeah nah": Six things you can't claim this tax time I 30 May 2022
- Indian small businesses crowned most innovative in APAC I 6 May 2022
- COVID-19 a double-edged sword for Taiwan's small businesses I 5 May 2022
- COVID-19 a double-edged sword for Taiwan's small businesses (Chinese) I 5 May 2022
- Filipino small businesses bullish about 2022 I 4 May 2022
- Innovation and exports bolster small business growth prospects in Mainland China I 28 April 2022
- Innovation and exports bolster small business growth prospects in Mainland China (Chinese) I 28 April 2022
- Malaysian small businesses are gearing up for an innovative 2022 | 25 April 2022
- Vietnamese small businesses lead in technology investment I 13 April 2022
- Vietnamese small businesses lead in technology investment (Vietnamese) I 13 April 2022
- Hong Kong SMEs confident in overcoming fifth wave of COVID I 12 April 2022
- Hong Kong SMEs confident in overcoming fifth wave of COVID (Chinese) I 12 April 2022
- Indonesian small business champion of business growth in APAC amid pandemic threats I 8 April 2022
- Indonesian small business champion of business growth in APAC amid pandemic threats (Indonesian) I 8 April 2022
- Technology a key to small business growth I 7 April 2022
- CPA Australia responds to Opposition's Budget Reply: Labor's policy plan missing some key pieces I 31 March 2022
- CPA Australia responds to 2022-23 Federal Budget: Government takes small step towards consolidation I 29 March 2022
- Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and CPA Australia jointly release Accounting and Professionals Development Report I 29 March 2022
- Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and CPA Australia jointly release Accounting and Professionals Development Report (Chinese) I 29 March 2022
- New Zealand small businesses lag Asia-Pacific peers but 2022 looks brighter | 21 March 2022
- Small business is a weak link in Australia’s digital economy | 21 March 2022
- Make digital financial reporting mandatory, accountants urge | 22 February 2022
- Economy may catch “long COVID” without support for business in budget | 1 February 2022
- Hong Kong pre-budget recommendations 2022-23 | 27 January 2022
- Hong Kong pre-budget recommendations 2022-23 (Chinese) | 27 January 2022
- Nearly half of Mainland Chinese businesses expect profitable growth in 2022 | 20 January 2022
- Nearly half of Mainland Chinese businesses expect profitable growth in 2022 (simplified Chinese) | 20 January 2022
2021 media releases
- CPA Australia appoints new Australian Accounting Review editors-in-chief | 17 December 2021
- Restrictions lift but reality bites accountants | 14 December 2021
- Accountants deliver pitch to school leavers | 10 December 2021
- Confidence improves but uncertainty weighs on Hong Kong’s economic outlook | 8 December 2021
- Confidence improves but uncertainty weighs on Hong Kong's economic outlook (Traditional Chinese) | 7 December 2021
- CPA Australia celebrates 10 years in Indonesia | 3 December 2021
- Sustainability reporting leaps forward with launch of global standard setter | 3 November 2021
- New Zealand: Sustainability reporting leaps forward with launch of global standard setter | 3 November 2021
- CPA Australia and HICPA sign Memorandum of Cooperation | 26 October 2021
- CPA Australia and HICPA sign Memorandum of Cooperation (simplified Chinese) | 26 October 2021
- CPA Australia: Demand for ESG talent to boom in Mainland China | 11 October 2021
- CPA Australia: Demand for ESG talent to boom in Mainland China (simplified Chinese) | 11 October 2021
- Business and economic sentiment rises but so do doubts | 11 October 2021
- 15 consumer groups and professional associations call for stronger compensation scheme | 6 October 2021
- ACT's "business-lite" budget ignores potential for economic winter | 6 October 2021
- Global accounting profession unites to target net zero emissions | 6 October 2021
- CPA Australia net zero commitment to support Indian companies sustainability push | 6 October 2021
- CPA Australia: Accounting profession support for Indonesia’s net zero goal | 6 October 2021
- CPA Australia: Accounting profession support for Indonesia’s net zero goal (Indonesian) | 6 October 2021
- Sustainability reports should be externally assured: CPA Australia | 6 October 2021
- CPA Australia: Accounting profession support for Vietnam’s net zero goal | 6 October 2021
- CPA Australia: Accounting profession support for Vietnam’s net zero goal (Vietnamese) | 6 October 2021
- Mobilising Malaysian accountants to be net zero professionals | 6 October 2021
- CPA Australia: 85% of Hong Kong accountants committed to achieving net zero | 6 October 2021
- CPA Australia: 85% of Hong Kong accountants committed to achieving net zero (traditional Chinese) | 6 October 2021
- CPA Australia proposals to enhance Hong Kong’s sustainability and competitiveness | 29 September 2021
- CPA Australia proposals to enhance Hong Kong’s sustainability and competitiveness (Chinese) | 29 September 2021
- CPA Australia announces new directors | 28 September 2021
- More dirt track than roadmap until businesses receive answers | 27 September 2021
- Labour shortages anchor down WA’s budget treasure ship | 9 September 2021
- Singapore leads region in business technology adoption | 8 September 2021
- Most accountants predict GBA will become world-leading technology hub | 2 September 2021
- Most accountants predict GBA will become world-leading technology hub (simplified Chinese) | 2 September 2021
- Most accountants predict GBA will become world-leading technology hub (traditional Chinese) | 2 September 2021
- New guides to improve understanding of financial annual reports in Malaysia | 1 September 2021
- Accountants grateful but baffled by inequitable ASIC fee relief | 30 August 2021
- Mainland Chinese businesses lead the way in technology usage in Asia Pacific | 27 August 2021
- Mainland Chinese businesses lead the way in technology usage in Asia Pacific (Chinese) | 27 August 2021
- Lock out and lockdown: your guide to the 2021-22 Tasmanian budget | 26 August 2021
- Technology integration a boon for Malaysian businesses | 19 August 2021
- View from the trenches has accountants worried | 18 August 2021
- Compensation Scheme of Last Resort may be the last straw for financial advice industry | 12 August 2021
- High growth businesses reveal new technology plans | 6 August 2021
- CPA Australia demands compensation for Victorian businesses | 5 August 2021
- CPA Australia and ICAI renew Mutual Recognition Agreement | 29 July 2021
- Call to avoid hard landing with post-lockdown business support strategy | 21 July 2021
- NZ Government urged not to rush housing tax policy | 13 July 2021
- Mum and dad property investors may cop a hit this tax time | 28 June 2021
- Joint accounting bodies welcome Australia-UK trade agreement | 23 June 2021
- South Australian budget keeps the powder dry | 22 June 2021
- Significant grab bag of stimulus in NSW budget | 22 June 2021
- Small businesses urged to ask COVID questions this tax time | 21 June 2021
- Queensland budget strategy sound but still in a COVID straitjacket | 15 June 2021
- The jig is up on the gig economy this tax time | 15 June 2021
- Don't poke the bear this tax time | 7 June 2021
- Victoria prematurely begins budget repair with new taxes | 20 May 2021
- Infrastructure and social investment dominate New Zealand’s 2021-22 budget | 20 May 2021
- Expansionary budget provides more hits than misses | 11 May 2021
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23 February 2021
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9 February 2021
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6 October 2020
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30 September 2020
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1 September 2020
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03 February 2020
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