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Surprise audits recover $430,000 for Geelong workers

An investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman across 132 Geelong businesses has recovered more than $430,000 in wages to...

14 August 2020 • By Tony Zhang

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How stage 4 restrictions are affecting Melbourne practices

With stage 4 restrictions now imposed in Melbourne, many accounting and bookkeeping practices are now required to...

07 August 2020 • By Tasha Levy

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ATO commences JobKeeper reviews

The ATO has commenced reviewing the eligibility of businesses that have accessed the JobKeeper scheme, with the...

07 August 2020 • By Craig Whatman, Pitcher Partners

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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