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  1. ATO knuckles down on cash-only businesses

    education seminars for SMEs at each of the locations visited. Not the first time ATO expressed cash concerns In July last year, the ATO revealed the findings of research it had commissioned into the use of cash by Australian consumers, which labelled...

  2. ATO kicks off work on new centralised business mailbox

    Business Registers (MBR) program, which was announced as part of an $800 million digital business package by the government last September. In announcing the MBR program, the ATO’s aim was to reduce the regulatory burden shouldered by businesses by...

  3. ATO kicks off ‘biggest ever’ taxpayer education campaign

    the government to increase compliance activities targeting individual taxpayers and tax agents, as announced in the budget last month. Work-related expenses has been a key focus area for the Tax Office, with commissioner Chris Jordan claiming that...

  4. ATO joins new challenge in offshore tax fraud mission

    The ATO participated in a joint data challenge last week as it seeks to identify and develop new techniques and methods to combat tax evasion across international boundaries. As part of the J5, a global tax enforcement alliance between the UK, US,...

  5. ATO issuing 30-40 penalty notices a day – and rising

    taxpayers to credit agencies as it steps up debt collection post-COVID. The DPNs follow 52,319 warning letters dispatched last month to directors of companies with outstanding debts on PAYG, the superannuation guarantee charge and GST. The letters...

  6. ATO issues warning on offshore income

    Australia’s tax system, taxpayers who voluntarily come forward and disclose before December 19 will only be assessed for the last four years, only be liable for a maximum shortfall penalty of 10 per cent, and will not be referred for criminal...

  7. ATO issues warning on con artist threat

    that based on recent reports made to the ATO, iTunes gift cards were part of new tactic being used by fraudsters. "In the last month, of the 8,692 phone scam reports we received in April 2016 in relation to the fake ATO tax debt scam, 58 reports...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  8. ATO issues warning as GST fraud surges in property and construction

    particularly by privately owned and wealthy groups. “Despite warnings from the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce late last year, recent observations show dishonest claims involving false invoicing are growing,” he said. “While the numbers of businesses...

  9. ATO issues update for employers on super stapling changes

    changes to super stapling mean for employee onboarding and what employers should be aware of with the new system. Last month, the government passed new super stapling reforms designed to streamline the choice-of-fund process for employee onboarding and...

  10. ATO issues two LRBA interpretative decisions

    related parties in two long-awaited Interpretative Decisions. The ATO issued ATO ID 2014/39 and ATO ID 2014/40 on Friday last week, after months of speculation initially stemming from a private binding ruling which illustrated the significant tax...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Regulation
  11. ATO issues tax time deadline reminder

    The Australian Taxation Office has issued a notice reminding taxpayers that it’s the last week for them to either lodge a return or register with a tax agent. The deadline for lodging tax returns for the 2020-21 financial year is Sunday, 31 October...

  12. ATO issues response on NALI decision by AAT

    [2023] AATA 2330, will not have any implications for its advice and guidance. The ATO issued a decision impact statement last week on the decision which determined whether income derived by an SMSF was non-arm’s length income. The case involved the...

  13. ATO issues reminder to tax agents as government phases out cheques

    30 June 2028 and cease being accepted on 30 September 2029. The ministers said cheque use had fallen by 90 per cent in the last decade and that the government would help customers and businesses still using them to switch to other payment methods. The...

  14. ATO issues reminder on record-keeping requirements for taxpayers

    expenses are the largest category of deductions the ATO sees for individuals each year, with more than 8 million claims last year,” he said. “Keeping good records can reduce the cost of managing your tax affairs and ensures you can claim all expenses...

  15. ATO issues private ruling on member benefit issue

    private ruling examining the issue of whether a benefit requested shortly before death is a member benefit or death benefit. Last week the ATO published a private ruling it issued regarding the payment of a benefit from an SMSF which was requested...

  16. ATO issues new taxpayer alert

    After firing warning shots last year, the tax office has this week issued a blanket taxpayer alert about structured arrangements. The ATO released TA2018/1, which you can access in full here, to indicate to taxpayers and professionals that it is...

  17. ATO issues interim decision impact statement on meal expenses case

    work-related travel expenses and record keeping until the appeals process for the recent Shaw decision is finalised. The ATO last week published an interim decision impact statement on the decision, Shaw and Commissioner of Taxation [2025] ARTA 224,...

  18. ATO issues further guidance on non-commercial LRBAs

    on factors for consideration when determining whether the terms of a related-party loan are on a commercial basis. Late last week, the ATO released ATOID 2014/39 and ATOID 2014/40, which set out the ATO’s view that the non-arm’s length income (NALI)...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Regulation
  19. ATO issues further advice to NFPs on self-review return

    for lodging the self-review return through ATO's phone service and other details about its compliance approach. In an update last week, the ATO said while not-for-profits (NFPs) are now starting to lodge their self-review returns and update the details...

  20. ATO issues fresh email scam warning as fraud spikes

    victim to a dodgy email, but similar scams involving fake emails from ASIC almost fooled some SMSF and advice professionals last year. This latest scam alert follows email scams from March to September 2017, and a phone scam alert in December last year....