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AAT upholds tax agent termination over unpaid tax debts

The AAT has affirmed a decision by the TPB to terminate a tax practitioner’s registration due to significant personal...

05 June 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Practitioners ‘taken by surprise’ by breach reporting requirements, says CPA

The TPB has assured tax practitioners that it will take a transitional approach with the breach reporting requirements...

03 June 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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ASIC pushes for new penalties for misuse of accountants’ certificates

The corporate regulator wants to see penalties and sanctions applied where the certificates are misused for...

31 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Qld women sentenced over illegal COVID-19 scheme claims

Three Queensland women who illegally attempted to access superannuation payments under a federal government COVID-19...

30 May 2024 • By keeli cambourne

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IESBA chair outlines major priorities for ethics in accounting

Culture and governance in accounting firms and the application of the ethics code to non-professional accountants will...

29 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Federal Court dismisses tax agent’s appeal against termination

The court has upheld a decision by the AAT and Tax Practitioners Board to terminate an agent’s registration after she...

28 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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ATO scrutiny on trust distributions increasing, lawyer warns

The ATO’s additional guidance on trust distributions shows this is an area it is likely to check closely, says a...

24 May 2024 • By Keeli Cambourne

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Joint bodies push for ‘problematic’ accountants’ certificates to be scrapped

Accountants’ certificates are increasingly exposing accountants to significant personal risk and should be removed...

23 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee