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  1. ‘More harm than good’ feared in push for upped ATO powers

    against granting additional powers to the Commissioner of Taxation in its bid to clamp down on the black economy. Late last year, the Treasury released a consultation paper outlining several recommendations aimed at improving black economy enforcement,...

  2. Tax transparency policies, proposals set new election battleground

    the USA. “This would mean Australia loses one of its most important tools for countering tax avoidance by multinationals.” Last year, ATO deputy commissioner Mark Konza told a Senate hearing that Australia’s deal as one of 67 jurisdictions to have...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jotham Lian
    • Category: Tax
  3. TPB urges action ahead of January deadline for new blitz

    get their outstanding personal tax affairs in order to get ahead of stricter actions, including penalties and prosecution. Last month, the TPB announced the launch of a debt and lodgment project for tax practitioners who have personal tax debts with no...

  4. Mass rollout of new portals begins for tax, BAS agents

    the new system agents will use to access services which are currently housed in the tax and BAS agent portals. As reported last year, the public rollout will occur from now until the end of March this year. If all goes to plan, the ATO may move from...

  5. When is your relationship with a client over?

    is total bollocks and should be done away with. Either you are selling a product or giving personalised advice; and - Lastly, while a retainer style pricing model is fine, I really do think that clients should be getting what they are paying for,...

  6. CA ANZ releases top business predictions for 2019

    will be able to finally gain support from crossbenchers to push through its superannuation reforms after a lack of support last year. But it’s not all doom and gloom for 2019. Some impressive advancements are predicted to continue to propel us into a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  7. Push for new appeals commissioner hits hurdles

    with a turnover of more than $250 million under his office. Progressively, all objections have moved to RDR, with the last of those being related to decisions about ABN decisions, moving in 2018. “The purported conflict that is said to arise is that...

  8. HLB Mann Judd unveils brand overhaul

    launched a new corporate brand in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji following the launch of the HLB International rebrand late last year. The rebrand includes a new logo, tagline, website and overall look and feel. Australasian Association chairman Tony...

  9. EY announces global leadership change

    EY Global Chairman and CEO in these transformative times.” EY Australia’s revenue grew by 9.8 per cent to $1.78 billion last year, driven by an active M&A market, audit wins, and demand for people advisory and digital consulting services....

  10. Former inspector-general of taxation surfaces at PwC

    looking to efficiently manage and favourably resolve tax disputes. “As the former inspector-general of taxation for the last decade, Ali’s commitment to improving our national tax system and its administration has been unwavering, in particular his...

  11. Thousands of clients set to be contacted on incoming STP deadline

    with 1–4 employees account for 584,744 of that total, and the remaining 197,164 are businesses with 5–19 employees. Late last year, the bill proposing to extend STP to employers with 19 or less employees from 1 July 2019 was passed by the Senate, but...

  12. Rate for home office expenses bumped up

    to 52c per hour, up from 45c per hour, effective from 1 July 2018. The updated PS LA 2001/6 now reflects the change. The last time the rate changed was back in 2014. The rate-per-hour method incorporates all of the items that a taxpayer can claim as a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  13. 1,000+ submissions as franking credits inquiry fires up

    plan to remove refundable franking credits, with a spate of public hearings scheduled in Queensland and NSW. In September last year, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics announced an inquiry into the implications of removing...

  14. 300+ businesses knock government on tax, cash flow support

    operators as we head toward a May Federal Election. “While the federal government has made some positive progress over the last three years in providing practical support to the small business sector – including a reduction in company tax, the extension...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  15. Former IGT shares personal health struggles

    that led to a quadruple bypass heart surgery. Mr Noroozi, who joined PwC as a partner in its financial advisory business last week, has revealed on LinkedIn that he was due to join the firm earlier, until a medical check-up saw him require immediate...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business
  16. Taxpayers to brace for new ATO engagement

    with businesses will see taxpayers need to provide evidence that they are a “good tax citizen”, warns a mid-tier firm. Late last year, the ATO released their Action Differentiation Framework (ADF), providing insight into their strategic approach to...

  17. ATO set to contact clients for overdue TPAR

    in the Business Portal, Online Services for agents, and third party software,” the ATO BAS Agent Association Group said last year. [email protected]

  18. Alex Malley, former directors stripped of CPA life memberships

    constitution allows the board to remove life members for any reasons it sees fit. This decision was made in December last year; CPA Australia chair Peter Wilson was forced to go public with it today, after enquiries from the Australian Financial Review....

  19. New SMS scam ‘spoofs’ ATO number

    of what is happening with the current scams, which ultimately helps protect the Australian community,” said Ms Foat. Late last year, the ATO issued a high alert after more than $800,000 was reportedly lost during November due to a spike in scam phone...

  20. Paper ‘pain points’ in Receipt Bank’s sights for 2019

    said Luis Sanchez, general manager for Receipt Bank Australia. For Mr Sanchez, this is a logical progression of trends from last year, and also parallels the experiences of the UK market. “In a lot of those larger firms we have built those relationships...