Regulation

Tax ombudsman releases review on ATO bias risk

A review by the tax ombudsman has found that the ATO must do more to guard against bias, with some ATO processes...

28 July 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Business

Taxpayer given 35% penalty for BAS recklessness

Following an application for a refund of nearly $94,000, the Administrative Review Tribunal has set aside an...

28 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

ATO no longer treating debt the same as during COVID

One expert has stressed the importance of tax agents reminding their clients that the ATO is no longer as lenient on...

28 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Accountants a ‘punching bag’ with lack of indexed bracket creep

With the government found to rely on over 52 per cent of its tax revenue on income, one accountant has argued for...

27 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

ANAO unveils 2026–27 plan to strengthen accountability

The Australian National Audit Office has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening accountability, transparency and...

27 July 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Tax

'Not the right way forward': accountant calls out ATO powers on GST reporting

One accountant has called the ATO’s move to change selected small business owners’ GST reporting cycles to monthly...

27 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Film director with $130k income tax debt gets relief

A 76-year-old former documentary producer has had a third of his nearly $130,000 in income tax released on the basis...

27 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Former ATO assistant commissioner appears in court

Bail conditions and pleas have been raised during an appearance by a former ATO official and his co-accused at Sydney...

24 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

ASIC tally goes to 3: another business renewal provider loses registered agent...

While the regulator continues its hunt for third-party business renewal providers that breach its registered agent...

24 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

TPB publishes finalised guidance on AI for tax practitioners

The board has released a guidance statement to assist registered tax practitioners in understanding how their existing...

24 July 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Technology

CFOs becoming a ‘proving ground’ for balancing innovation with regulatory...

Last week’s AI Appreciation Day was an opportunity to recognise that the value of AI in finance is not measured by...

23 July 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

Federal Court issues orders against unregistered tax preparer

The court has found that an unregistered tax preparer breached the civil penalty provisions by providing services that...

24 July 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Dusting off the covers: old, outstanding individual income tax returns a...

New work has landed on the paper pile for accountants, with one tax agent being notified of a client’s 20-year-old...

23 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Trade payment defaults, ATO debts key indicators of insolvency: CreditorWatch

While insolvencies are down 4 per cent year on year overall, they increased for businesses with high ATO debts, retail...

23 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Technology

NSW accounting and advisory firm allegedly hit by SafePay ransomware

Threat actors have claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on an NSW-based accounting and advisory firm and are...

23 July 2026 • By Daniel Croft

Regulation

No clear guidance, no room for delay: M\managing lockdown DPN risk under...

With Payday Super now in effect and the first FY27 superannuation payment deadlines having passed, uncertainty remains...

23 July 2026 • By Cameron Crichton and Virginia Lao

Business

Decade-long accounting diploma: student enrols in 9 courses, completes 1

One international accounting student "fed up with numbers" had his student visa refused after enrolling in nine...

22 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

‘Income tax by another name’: Medicare levy adds 2% to minimum trust tax

One tax expert has called the Medicare levy an "income tax by another name", and has stressed that the 30 per cent...

22 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse