News
11 January 2018

Accountants want legislation against late payment to SMEs

Region:
Asia-Pacific

Australia's Institute of Public Accountants has called for the government to improve the financial outlook of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by introducing a loan guarantee scheme and legislating maximum payment times for business-to-business transactions.

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