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Victoria government removes ‘sole operator’ carve-out

The Victorian government has now removed ambiguous information on its stage 4 restrictions fact sheet that had...

07 August 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Large-scale reciprocal auditing expected to be on ATO’s radar

Accountants have been warned that the ATO will likely be paying close attention to firms entering reciprocal audit...

07 August 2020 • By Miranda Brownlee

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ATO investigation uncovers ‘serious’ cases of SAN misuse

As part of its ongoing investigation, the ATO referred 18 tax agents to the Tax Practitioners Board in 2019–20 for the...

03 August 2020 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Plutus Payroll founder, principal conspirator heads to jail

The principal conspirator of the $105 million Plutus Payroll tax fraud syndicate has now been sentenced to seven and a...

31 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Why it’s vital to be vigilant despite the ATO’s relief for Div 7A loans

The Australian Taxation Office has certainly been busy dealing with the ramifications of COVID-19. Incentives such as...

31 July 2020 • By Chris Baskerville, Jirsch Sutherland

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Federal Court rules against myGov-lodging unregistered agent

A Brisbane man and his companies have been found to have unlawfully provided tax and BAS agent services on 45...

30 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO reports back on auditor compliance programs

The ATO has reviewed over 80 SMSF auditors through its top 100 and high-risk auditor program in the 2019–20 financial...

30 July 2020 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Navigate change with these 5-steps to achieving best practice payroll

Promoted by ADP Australia and New Zealand As JobKeeper and other concerns related to COVID-19 add to the complexity of...

28 July 2020 • By ADP Australia and New Zealand