 
    Christine Chen
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Christine Chen is a journalist at Accountants Daily and Accounting Times, the leading sources of news, insight, and educational content for professionals in the accounting sector.
Previously, Christine has written for City Hub, the South Sydney Herald and Honi Soit. She has also produced online content for LegalVision and completed internships at EY and Deloitte.
Christine has a commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and a juris doctor degree from the University of Sydney.
 
                
                            
                                11 December 2024                            
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                        The digital platform will support compliance with new TASA code obligations requiring practitioners to report clients wh                        ...                        READ MORE
                    
                 
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Social media scams dominate losses in 2024, ACCC finds
                            
                                10 December 2024                            
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                        Scammers exploiting online platforms fleeced Australians out of $58 million, topping all other fraud categories.
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Section 109RB not a get out of jail free card: ATO
                            
                                09 December 2024                            
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                        The Tax Office has urged agents to fix Division 7A mistakes swiftly instead of assuming they will be excused by the Comm                        ...                        READ MORE
                    
                 
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GST fraudsters to face ‘full force of the law’: ATO
                            
                                06 December 2024                            
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                        The Tax Office has the tools and resources to uncover even the most elaborate schemes, a deputy commissioner has warned.                        ...                        READ MORE
                    
                 
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ATO slams wealthiest taxpayers’ lax record keeping
                            
                                06 December 2024                            
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                        Governance and record-keeping gaps are driving tax errors among the Next 5,000 group, the Tax Office has said.
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Migrant accountants, auditors added to visa fast-track list
                            
                                05 December 2024                            
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                        CA ANZ has hailed the outcome as a “hard-fought” win for the industry as firms grapple with skills shortages.
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Tax agent cautioned over rogue employee’s $319k client refund theft
                            
                                04 December 2024                            
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                        The TPB cited supervision failures and privacy breaches after an employee used the agent’s myGovID to misappropriate f                        ...                        READ MORE
                    
                 
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Vanuatuan matriarch’s $33m sent to brother not taxable, court rules
                            
                                04 December 2024                            
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                        The ATO has failed to show a Vanuatuan supermarket chain owner's transfers to family members in Australia were “ordina                        ...                        READ MORE
                    
                 
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Taxpayers using ATO Community at risk of ‘plainly wrong’ advice
                            
                                03 December 2024                            
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                        The Tax Office’s popular online discussion forum is facing criticism for spreading incorrect advice on issues as basic                        ...                        READ MORE
                    
                
