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  1. ATO freezes $80m worth of assets detailed in Pandora Papers

    Federal Court after he was alleged by the ATO to have engaged in tax avoidance arrangements. The Federal Court of Australia last Friday (8 October) approved the freezing of $83.2 million worth of assets either owned in part or full by property...

  2. ‘Not us versus them’: ATO opens up on relationship with accountants

    a torrid 18 months for the profession, who have had to deal with JobKeeper, the cash-flow boost and other support programs last year, and contend with a raft of state and territory support grants this year. Some practitioners believe the ATO has failed...

  3. Ransomware – Are you the Next Target?

    previous six-month reporting period. Average ransom payments have risen dramatically in Australia and New Zealand over the last year as malicious actors have become more sophisticated. Whereas cybercriminals used to be looking for a vulnerability, now...

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    • Author: Accountancy Insurance
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  4. Ceased COVID-19 support payments to bolster labour shortage: Frydenberg

    had. “This is why we’ve actually announced that those emergency payments are being brought to an end.” Mr Frydenberg last month announced that the Morrison government will begin winding down the COVID-19 disaster payment for workers once 70 per cent of...

  5. ATO urges caution on publication of JobKeeper documents, responding to reports

    laws has prompted words of warning from the ATO, which suggests the documents alone portray an incomplete picture. The ATO last week issued words of warning to publishers who will soon have access to a trove of documents related to the administration of...

  6. Frydenberg welcomes historic OECD tax agreement

    broaden the base of GST was not on the government’s agenda. “No plans to increase the GST,” said Mr Frydenberg on Sky News last month. “What we do have plans for is obviously to cut taxes at every opportunity that we find, and we’ve done that on income...

  7. Federal Treasurer backs economic recovery as NSW emerges from lockdown

    will stay accommodative.” He also pointed to the $200 billion on household balance sheets “that was not there this time last year”, as well as business balance sheet growth and “strong pipelines of investment in both the housing sector” (bolstered by...

  8. PwC establishes vaccine mandate as states reopen

    return to the office once 80 per cent of the over-16 population in NSW is fully vaccinated, but only if they want. “As with last time and the experience after Melbourne’s lockdown, we are expecting that the number of people returning will be low...

  9. Small businesses turn to alternative financing in droves amid pandemic pressure

    as leaders turn to alternative financing and personal lines of credit. The results of ScotPac’s SME Growth Index released last week show that businesses have increasingly turned to alternative financing methods as they emerge from the pandemic, with...

  10. PwC partners fined, staff stood down over ‘racist and offensive’ internal event

    Seymour says. PwC Australia mounted an expedited investigation into the behaviour of staff at an internal trivia night late last month after one HR executive allegedly dressed up as a “bat from Wuhan” during a sketch, while another mocked Chinese...

  11. ‘Significant investigation’: ATO reforms to create fairer tax system

    made by the IGTO, noting they will go a long way in addressing significant tax issues plaguing the nation’s SME community. Last week, Inspector-General of Taxation and Tax Ombudsman (IGTO) Karen Payne handed down six recommendations on how the ATO could...

  12. ASIC issues new JobKeeper guidance

    their obligations. On Friday (15 October), ASIC issued guidance off the back of new reporting obligations implemented last month. The new obligations, which commenced on 14 September, require all listed entities that received JobKeeper payments to...

  13. Work-from-home shortcut method extended

    tax law.” Confirmation of the ATO’s shortcut method extension comes after prompting from members of the tax profession. Last month, Mr Croker was among those to urge the ATO to expedite its review into whether or not it would extend the measures, noting...

  14. NSW government rolls out $100m recovery package

    joint Federal and State JobTrainer program with more than 136,000 people in NSW taking up a course since it was introduced last October.” According to a statement from the NSW government, the package includes additional Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment...

  15. ATO to improve comms skills after IGTO review

    at ATO training around the Taxpayers’ Charter, which the report suggested might be as low as just 1 per cent over the last three years. “Effective communication of taxpayer rights to complain, review and appeal ATO decisions and actions is vitally...

  16. ‘The ATO is here for you’: Commissioner Chris Jordan reiterates support for tax profession

    changes to the tax system, and we have appreciated everything you have done,” Mr Jordan said. “Despite the challenges of the last 18 months, at the ATO we have remained committed to our transformation. That commitment is what put us in a strong position...

  17. CPA Australia outlines next steps in KPMG misconduct investigation

    investigation and disclosure to regulators, including the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and ASIC. Last month, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand said it too was monitoring the fallout. “This is an ongoing matter, we...

  18. Board of Taxation sees 2 new members

    of Taxation. Andrea Laing and Anthony Klein have been appointed part‑time members of the Board of Taxation. Their terms will last for a three‑year period. Ms Laing brings a wealth of experience to the board, having gained considerable in-house...

  19. Accountants’ perceptions post-lockdown revealed

    to sectors which may take longer to recover. It would be a shame for businesses to hang on this long only to fall at the last hurdle because governments withdrew support too fast.”

  20. ‘Baseless and reckless’: ATO flags concern on legal professional privilege claims

    most taxpayers provide voluntarily.” Mr Jordan also used the opportunity to point to the ATO’s draft LLP protocol, released last month, that sets out its recommended approach to identifying communications covered by LPP, and the level of detail required...