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  1. 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...

  2. TPB unveils new ‘transparent’ register

    to improve the effectiveness of the regulatory environment, including suggesting a return of the accountants’ exemption. Last month, the TPB floated a proposal to significantly increase the minimum continuing professional education (CPE) requirement for...

  3. TPB unveils 2025–26 focus to strengthen compliance, trust, support

    ongoing interactions with the tax profession, as well as the complaints and referrals about tax advisers, totalling 14,000 last year. From this, the TPB warned it would take action against those who failed to address serious misconduct as it aimed to...

  4. TPB treads fine line with new tax agent rules

    and guidance to resolve unsettled issues with the determination made by Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones at the start of last month. Small accounting and bookkeeping businesses have feared the additional workloads created by record keeping, quality...

  5. TPB to implement safeguards against ‘vexatious breach reports’

    practitioners for significant breaches and the potential for vexatious reports to be made since the reforms were legislated last year. From 1 July 2024, registered tax practitioners will need to comply with additional breach reporting obligations under...

  6. TPB terminates former PwC CEO’s tax agent status following tax leaks failures

    protections from corrupt contractors," Greens senator Barbara Pocock said. “The Australian Greens introduced a bill last week that would allow the Commonwealth to debar dodgy contractors, like PwC, from entering into government contracts and it would...

  7. TPB terminates 4th tax agent for SAN misuse

    other tax agents who look to deliberately misreport a SAN. “In addition to those agents we referred to the TPB, since 1 July last year, we’ve also referred a few to our prosecutions area and that’s where the SAN misuse was considered quite serious...

  8. TPB spies on unregistered agents online, launches new tax time campaign

    agent may or may not have.” The campaign follows a $20 million funding boost to the TPB, as announced in the federal budget last month. The additional funding will come from an increase in tax and BAS agent registration fees, in a bid to ensure the TPB...

  9. TPB sounds warning to unregistered agents

    password with anyone, and if they plan to use a tax agent, to make sure they are registered with the TPB.” ‘Weed them out’ Last month, Victorian barrister Chris Wallis said the ATO could easily help solve the issue of unregistered agents by denying tax...

  10. TPB sends warning to unregistered preparers as tax time 2021 begins

    said the regulator would continue its crackdown on unregistered preparers this tax time after receiving over 200 complaints last year. “The case of Nathan Williams highlights the issue that dealing with an unregistered preparer this tax time can cost...

  11. TPB sees pushback on academic plans

    Tax Practitioners Board has been told to put a hold on its plan to legislate current guidelines on academic requirements. Last month, the TPB proposed to convert existing guidelines and information sheets containing requirements for board-approved...

  12. TPB review called to consider skyrocketing cost of practice

    needs to consider how competing legislative frameworks can be harmonised.” The TPB review, announced by the government last week, should the impact of increasing regulatory costs and compliance burdens, says Mr Drum. Fund the regulator Mr Drum has also...

  13. TPB reports over 1k whistleblower reports under new regime

    about the number of whistleblower reports it has received since changes to the whistleblower laws came into effect on 1 July last year. Since 1 July 2024 Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has been able to receive disclosures of information from eligible...

  14. TPB reports ‘healthy growth’ in BAS agents

    of age In addition, 60 per cent of individual BAS agents are members of a recognised professional association. As reported last week, Mr Taylor is bullish on the future of the BAS agent population in Australia, particularly given its compliance track...

  15. TPB releases draft guidance on breach reporting obligations

    or the opinion of others without being substantiated will not be based on 'reasonable grounds’.” Since they were announced last year, CPA Australia said there has been considerable confusion and uncertainty around how the obligations will work in...

  16. TPB releases caution, termination numbers

    The Tax Practitioners Board has released its figures for the last 12 months, detailing the number of written cautions, orders and terminations that were issued as a result of tax agents not submitting their annual declarations. The TPB launched the...

  17. TPB puts 7k tax agents on notice over outstanding debts, lodgments

    falls behind on their obligations there can sometimes be a spread of that behaviour to their clients' affairs as well. "Last December we put out a reminder to remind people of their obligations and it was great to see that many people brought their...

  18. TPB proceeds with COVID-19 registration fee hike

    are under fee pressures as well — they can’t actually pass on a lot of these increased costs,” said the IPA’s Tony Greco last year. Despite moving ahead with the CPI adjustment, the TPB has put in place annual declaration and renewal concessions to...

  19. TPB joins chorus of ‘cowboy agents’ warnings

    practitioners. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017 was introduced in Parliament late last year, and if passed, will see a single whistleblower protection regime covering the corporate, financial and credit...

  20. TPB issues reminder over PI insurance

    their professional indemnity insurance details, following several law changes that kicked in over the new year. Early last year, the TPB temporarily waived the requirement to complete annual declarations if they were due on or before 30 June 2021, in...

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