Regulation

Regulation

Be wise, not clever: ATO fires shots at big four

Large market tax firms such as the big four have been cautioned against operating like boutique firms and coming up...

12 September 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Industry questions ATO diversification focus

The ATO’s focus on undiversified funds in its current review is unjustified, given many SMSFs have legitimate reasons...

09 September 2019 • By Sarah Kendell

Regulation

‘Don’t let the naysayers kill good ideas’: ATO’s plea to practitioners

Tax practitioners have been urged to speak up against the “noisy minority” who gets in the way of positive changes to...

06 September 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Regulation

Concerns overblown around ATO diversification review

Industry concerns about the degree to which trustees are being targeted in the current ATO review of highly...

06 September 2019 • By Sarah Kendell

Regulation

Bookkeepers reminded on TPAR obligations

Business clients covered by the extension of the taxable payments reporting system have been reminded to start keeping...

05 September 2019 • By Reporter

Regulation

‘Accommodate the profession’: Assistant Treasurer sends warning to the ATO

The Assistant Treasurer has sent a strong message to the Tax Office to be more accommodating with the accounting...

05 September 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Regulation

Regulator relationships key to building ‘competitive moat’

Businesses will need to develop a strategy to interact with regulators, including the ATO, to help it build a...

04 September 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Regulation

‘We are in the age of the regulator’

Implementing regulatory reform is on top of the agenda for almost all professionals in the governance space, according...

04 September 2019 • By Jerome Doraisamy