Unfortunately there are plenty of unscrupulous and dodgy accountants and bookkeepers practicing out there.
They are the ones who are gaining an unfair advantage and by doing so are increasing their market share unfairly. This group usually take part in intentional and sustained misreporting, usually through making false deductions claims and they are generally unresponsive to the ATO initial interventions.
In short these accountants and bookkeepers are dudding their clients and they are dudding their fellow professionals.
We chat about a few personal stories from our time as professionals.