Small business thrown a lifeline under new insolvency rules – The RiotACT

The proposed changes will allow businesses to keep trading while they develop a debt restructuring plan. Photo: Supplied. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced plans to overhaul insolvency rules in an effort to help small businesses that are struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic. The changes will apply to businesses with liabilities of less than…

Tens of thousands of businesses could collapse by mid next year as JobKeeper scheme ends, experts say – ABC News

Tens of thousands of businesses could collapse by mid next year as changes to insolvency laws kick in and economic stimulus measures such as JobKeeper come to an end, insolvency experts say. Key points: The proposed changes to insolvency laws could help identify companies that should have never survived but have because of COVID-19 stimulus…

Sports digest: Becker pleads not guilty to a string of charges related to bankruptcy case – Press Herald

Boris Becker arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Thursday after being accused of not complying with obligations to disclose information about his bankruptcy. Aaron Chown/PA via AP TENNIS BORIS BECKER: Former tennis star Boris Becker appeared in a London court Thursday, pleading not guilty to a string of criminal charges related to his…

Government gives businesses much-needed breathing space with extension of insolvency measures – GOV.UK

News story Measures from the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act extended to relieve pressure on businesses dealing with coronavirus. Measures put in place to protect businesses from insolvency will be extended to continue giving them much-needed breathing space during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government announced today (24 September). A raft of changes to protect…

Phoenixing: how unscrupulous dealers rise debt-free from the ashes of failed companies – The Guardian

Australia is in the grip of a new wave of tax evasion and money laundering allegedly orchestrated by unscrupulous firms of professional advisers, including accountants. The schemes involve phoenixing the art of liquidating a company and allowing the directors to rise from the ashes in a new entity, free of debts and prior to the…