ATO property swoop bears fruit
Hundreds of foreign nationals have been found to be in breach of property ownership rules and have been forced to sell millions of dollars’ worth of assets, in a ...
TAX • Mon, 06 Feb 2017
Mid-tier fears confusion with looming ATO ruling
One mid-tier firm is calling for a clearer position from the Tax Office on certain working arrangements, to ensure adequate preparation time and avoid significant tax ...
TAX • Wed, 01 Feb 2017
Relief in sight after ATO’s massive tech failure
The stability of vital systems, such as the Tax Agent Portal and the BAS Agent Portal, is looking more promising for accounting professionals.
TECHNOLOGY • Tue, 10 Jan 2017
Govt moves to protect tax fraud tipsters
The federal government has put the wheels in motion to up the protections for whistleblowers, in an attempt to stamp out tax misconduct.
TAX • Tue, 20 Dec 2016
Commissioner issues update on ATO’s massive system outage
Commissioner of taxation Chris Jordan AO has given insight to the “unprecedented” and widespread failure of the ATO’s online systems this week, and issued an update on ...
TECHNOLOGY • Fri, 16 Dec 2016
ATO extends deadlines with major work on portal needed
Accountants have been warned that data on the Tax Agent Portal may not be up to date, as the ATO extends key monthly lodgement deadlines for tax agents amid the ...
TECHNOLOGY • Thu, 15 Dec 2016
Tax Agent Portal outage wreaks havoc for accountants
Widespread digital outages at the ATO have left accountants in the lurch, with extensive downtime for the Tax Agent Portal prompting one accounting body to call for ...
TECHNOLOGY • Wed, 14 Dec 2016
SMEs high on list of corporate insolvencies
Fresh data from ASIC has shown that small-to-medium size corporate insolvencies again dominated external administrators’ reports for the 2015-16 financial year.
TAX • Wed, 14 Dec 2016
Government announces taskforce for ‘black economy’
The Turnbull government has announced an official crackdown on taxpayers who intentionally misreport their tax and superannuation obligations.
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