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Profession’s pyrrhic victory

While the delay to the controversial code changes may have given some relief to the industry, deeper issues...

09 August 2024 • By John Jeffreys, John Jeffreys Tax Pty Ltd

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Changes to registration pathways would ‘create barriers for new entrants’: IPA

Treasury’s proposal to remove the professional association and registration pathway will make it harder for...

09 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Cafe owner receives 6-year sentence for $1m GST fraud

A South Australian man was arrested and sentenced to six years and six months behind bars after he obtained over $1...

08 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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TPB’s guidance on code obligations lacking clarification, Tax Institute warns

Draft guidance issued by the Tax Practitioners Board on the new code obligations adopts vague and highly subjective...

08 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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ATO continues to ‘burn holes’ in illicit tobacco trade

The illicit tobacco trade remains firmly on the ATO's radar, with the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce having already seized...

06 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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Vestey Trust promoter banned from managing companies

ASIC has disqualified a Sydney-based solicitor for 18 months for her involvement in the failure of two companies that...

02 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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We need to cap the ATO’s access to personal data

The ATO’s continually growing powers, scrutiny of taxpayers, and access to taxpayers’ personal information have become...

26 July 2024 • By Nicole Kelly, TaxTank

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Veteran accountant stripped of SMSF rights as ATO prevails in AAT

The tribunal has upheld the Tax Office’s decision to disqualify a CPA with over 50 years of experience after he...

25 July 2024 • By Christine Chen