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  1. $860m of super claimed in Q4 2018

    Over $860 million worth of superannuation was found and consolidated by taxpayers in the last quarter of 2018, but more than $17.5 billion remains unclaimed. New data from the ATO from October to December 2018 showed that more than 66,000 taxpayers...

  2. MYOB posts online subscriber surge as it contemplates takeover bid

    MYOB’s online subscriptions grew by 57 per cent over the last calendar year, bringing its net profit up by 2 per cent. The accounting software provider saw its revenue jump 7 per cent to $445.2 million for the 12 months ending 31 December 2018, with...

  3. Common GST, property errors flagged for tax agents

    The ATO has flagged some common errors in suppliers’ activity statements since the introduction of GST at settlement. Last year, the government announced new measures that put the onus on purchases to withhold the GST on the purchase price of new...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jotham Lian
    • Category: Tax

  4. Commissioner seeks to appeal residency decision in High Court

    the Full Federal Court’s recent tax residency decision, casting doubts on the interpretation of individual residency rules. Last month, the Full Federal Court upheld an appeal by Glenn Harding in Harding v Commissioner of Taxation, ruling that the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jotham Lian
    • Category: Tax

  5. AFCA extends legacy complaints to 2008

    Small businesses harmed by financial misconduct over the last decade have been urged to lodge a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority after ASIC approved the legacy change. The corporate regulator has approved changes to the...

  6. Huge spike in tax dob-ins as ATO launches new hotline

    less room to hide as the ATO launches its tax tip-off centre off the back of an over 40 per cent surge in referrals over the last year. Between 1 July 2018 and 31 May 2019, the Tax Office received nearly 60,000 reports of suspected tax evasion, the...

  7. The Australian Tax Office hotspots 2019 — do they apply to you?

    can be a wake-up call both to ensure that you get it right this year and that you go back and check that you did it right last year. So, what is on the ATO’s list this year? Well, essentially, they’re looking at two main areas: work-related expenses and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mark Chapman, H&R Block
    • Category: Tax

  8. Practitioners warned of tax-time scams as losses rise to $2.8m in 2018

    With over $2.8 million in reported losses attributed to tax-time scams last year, the ATO is urging practitioners to take steps to protect their practice and their clients. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), tax-time scams in...

  9. Tax questions triggered by new pensions guidance

    The Tax Office released some welcome guidance on death benefit questions last week, but it has triggered some new questions about tax and possible contraventions. The ATO confirmed that if an SMSF fails to pay the minimum pension requirements for a...

  10. What tax agents need to know right now by CPA Australia

    the end of July. More than half of these were lodged by self-preparers via myTax – a 34 per cent increase on the same time last year. Tax agent-prepared individual returns are also up by 6 per cent. Tax agents will be well aware that this year’s...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: CPA Australia
    • Category: Tax

  11. Do your business clients have an exit plan in place?

    Last weekend, viewers all over the world sat on the edge of their couch waiting to see which of the four Roy children in HBO’s dramedy Succession would inherit their father’s media conglomerate. While made with dramatic effect, this scenario can play...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jeremy Jones, Pitcher Partners
    • Category: Business

  12. GST kicks in for online hotel bookings

    of Australian commercial accommodation, including hotels, will now have to factor in GST after the loophole was closed last month. First announced in the 2018 budget, Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in...

  13. ATO reveals auditor number misuse figures for 2017 and 2018

    The Australian Taxation Office has released the results of its investigation conducted last year into the misuse of SMSF auditor numbers from 2017 and 2018. In July 2019, the ATO said it reported the preliminary findings of its mail-out to SMSF...

  14. ATO teams up with telcos to crush scammers

    to block ATO phone call scams has been successfully implemented after more than 100,000 of such spoof calls were reported last year. Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts Paul Fletcher said the ATO had teamed up with Australia’s telcos...

  15. Why the ATO needs to come clean with myTax

    The ATO has claimed a 12 per cent increase in tax returns lodged in the first two weeks of July compared with the same time last year, but practitioners aren’t convinced they are seeing the same spike in their business this tax time. H&R Block director...

  16. 8 steps to follow when making job offers to accountants

    Promoted by Accountests Losing your preferred candidate at the last hurdle in the selection process is a demoralising and expensive experience. Avoid repeating it by following the 8 steps used by professional recruiters: Current global events have...

  17. Beyond Blue CEO talks mental health in the workplace: Tips to help you cope

    all are. That’s absolutely normal in circumstances we find ourselves in,” Beyond Blue chief executive Georgie Harman said. Last month, Accountants Daily sister brand MyBusiness hosted a special, three-day, virtual event to help small-business owners...

  18. Financial advice fees jump over 20%

    Median advice fees have gone up more than 20 per cent over the last two years, as the cost of doing business increases and practitioners get more selective about who they’ll take on as clients. Data from Adviser Ratings’ 2020 Financial Advice...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sarah Kendell
    • Category: Business

  19. The biggest financial challenges faced by ASX listed businesses and how to overcome them

    Find the solution that will enhance your client relationships as a professional service provider. The last two decades has seen a dramatic shift in the financial landscape for ASX listed companies, where businesses are beginning to recognise outdated...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Orb Alternative
    • Category: Business

  20. Financial complaints ombudsman details COVID-19 disputes

    complaints regulator received more than 11,000 complaints related to COVID-19 since its pandemic declaration in March last year. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) on Thursday reported fielding 11,482 coronavirus-related complaints...

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