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  1. ATO needs to pivot from ‘team Australia’ moment

    New Zealand (CA ANZ), said while the ATO is currently in the midst of its self-quoted “transformation period”, expected to last until 2024, the office will likely need to make a series of adjustments in order to respond effectively to the state of the...

  2. ATO names big 4 firm in outages review

    appointed a big four accounting firm to conduct an independent review into the widespread digital outages that began late last year, as its CIO issues an apology letter. PwC has been appointed to review the widespread system outages experienced by the...

  3. ATO NALI ruling is welcome, but gaps remain, SMSF Association says

    The SMSF Association has welcomed a long-awaited ruling from the ATO regarding non-arm’s length income and contributions. Last Wednesday (24 September), the Commissioner of Taxation published its rulings on non-arm’s length income (LCR 2021/2) and...

  4. ATO mulls options with on-hold tax debts

    of dollars’ worth of tax debts it deemed “uneconomic to pursue” after pausing its debt awareness campaign in November last year. The Tax Office notified tax agents in October that it would be offsetting clients’ tax refunds or credits against debts on...

  5. ATO moves towards self-assessment for RTP schedule

    right amount of tax, fostering broader willing participation and engagement across the tax and superannuation system. Late last year, the Tax Office released their Action Differentiation Framework (ADF), providing insight into their strategic approach...

  6. ATO movement sparks audit, reviews concern

    the ATO to extend the operation of the Tax Avoidance Taskforce and to expand the Taskforce’s programs and market coverage. Last week, ATO deputy commissioner Deborah Jenkins announced that the Tax Office will launch a new black economy hotline on 1 July...

  7. ATO monitoring new compliance item in SAN misuse mailout

    will help identify instances where trustees and tax agents have lodged returns before the completion of the audit report. Last year, the ATO began issuing SMSF auditors with a list of funds that have quoted their SMSF auditor number (SAN) in order to...

  8. ATO monitoring advice fee deductions, FAAA cautions

    It also highlighted the importance of maintaining adequate records in case the ATO reviews these deductions later on. Last month, the major accounting bodies and the FAAA released a guide for the financial planning and accounting communities containing...

  9. ATO marks 20-year milestone

    marked 20 years the ATO has spent as the SMSF regulator, during which time it has worked to protect the sector. Over the last two decades, the ATO noted it has disqualified approximately 3,500 SMSF trustees, issued 2,400 undertakings to trustees and...

  10. ATO makes tweaks to troubled portals

    warned that systems may be unavailable due to unplanned maintenance during tax time 2017. The ATO notified tax professionals last week that changes have been made to the Tax Agent Portal and BAS Agent Portal including enhanced functionality for activity...

  11. ATO makes extension relief on NALI

    recent Tax Institute Superannuation Intensive Series 2021, ATO assistant commissioner Justin Micale said that, in December last year, the ATO took further industry consultation and since then has continued to receive submissions on draft Law Companion...

  12. ATO loosens constraints on client linking process

    This is available to be sent to their agent to notify them.” The ATO said in other respects the process was unchanged from last year, when pilot trials began with large businesses and wealthy private groups. However, neither change addresses a key...

  13. ATO locks in new reporting requirements

    When the idea of excluding SMSFs with lower balances was first floated by outgoing ATO director Howard Dickinson last month, concerns were raised about the administrative burden of having carve-outs for some clients and not others. In response, deputy...

  14. ATO locks in permanent review service for small businesses

    available to businesses with a turnover of more than $250 million. Originally, the small business pilot program was only to last 12 months, but it was later extended in February last year following a strong approval rating. Since the pilot program’s...

  15. ATO locks horns with Senate over JobKeeper disclosure order

    any way by the proposed disclosure, only those that rorted the system,” Senator Patrick said. The House of Representatives last week batted away key transparency amendments to the Treasury Laws Amendment (COVID-19 Economic Response No. 2) Bill 2021,...

  16. ATO linking system takes giant stride into business

    trusts, partnerships, not-for-profits and superannuation funds. The six-step procedure, as outlined by the ATO late last year, prompted a storm of protest on social media and angry comments from Accountants Daily readers who described it as a “joke” and...

  17. ATO letter campaign around SG obligations set to debut

    have not met their obligations.” Accountants Daily understands these letters will be sent directly to employer clients. The last letter campaign sent by the ATO, around SMSF investment strategies, was not well received by recipients, with some lamenting...

  18. ATO lets ineligible businesses off the hook for $180m in JobKeeper payments

    the publication of the list of JobKeeper recipients with turnovers of more than $10 million. The House of Representatives last month batted away key transparency amendments to the Treasury Laws Amendment (COVID-19 Economic Response No. 2) Bill 2021,...

  19. ATO legal database changes ‘holding very well’

    resolved,” Ms Jenkins said. “We are continuing to test the performance of the legal database, and from our testing over the last week, the fixes appear to be holding very well, with the database working much more smoothly.” Ms Jenkins also noted that...

  20. ATO launches data-matching program for false Medicare levy claims

    acquire personal details and rental bond information of 900,000 landlords from state and territory rental bond regulators. Last year, it also expanded the use of information reported through STP by employers and data from super funds to follow up on...