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  1. ATO extends FTDT GIC amnesty to mid-2027, making a ‘bigger issue a little bit easier to swallow’

    underlying issue is figuring out whether an election had been made in a new client’s trust. This GIC amnesty was introduced last year off the back of the GIC becoming non-deductible. “Since August 2025, we’ve been providing an opportunity for general...

  2. ATO extends Division 7A COVID-19 relief

    lender’s 2020–21 income year due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19 under section 109RD. A similar extension was provided last year for the 2019–20 MYR. Taxpayers who obtained the extension last year will be required to make up the shortfall of their...

  3. ATO extends credit card payment option to 30 June 2027, silent on initial consultation process

    backflip, consultation shortcomings Following the ATO’s announcement that it would cease accepting credit card payments last week, accountants spoke out on the significant small business impacts. “You’ve just made it harder again in a really hard...

  4. ATO explores ‘digitised guidance’ to combat Division 7A issues

    possibility of a BAS-free future or push-BAS future, an initiative flagged by former commissioner of taxation Chris Jordan last year. “We are using this challenge of ‘digital first’ to imagine what our future state could look like. Two possibilities we...

  5. ATO expects ‘attrition’ as offices shift, funding cut looms

    the 600 new jobs on offer in its new Gosford office, while also facing nearly $30 million in cuts from government funding. Last week, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, and the federal member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks,...

  6. ATO expected to use section 100A as ‘alternative weapon’ after Bendel

    it ultimately loses its Division 7A argument in the Bendel appeal, educator and tax specialist John Jeffreys has cautioned. Last month, the Full Federal Court handed down its decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel, ruling in favour of taxpayer...

  7. ATO expected to ‘turn the tide’ on insolvencies

    to that plan’.” According to data released by ASIC, roughly 8,000 businesses go into external administration each year. Last year, only 5,000 businesses went into administration, leaving 3,000 businesses on the precipice of insolvency. On the release of...

  8. ATO dispels top tax time myths to clients as clampdown rolls out

    at events; or claiming all holiday travel expenses when only a few days are in relation to a conference or work. This time last year, mid-tiers like Moore Stephens and HLB Mann Judd shared common client misconceptions to watch out for. You can read more...

  9. ATO discriminates against professionals and medical practitioners

    doctors, financial planners and accountants are being targeted over how they manage their taxation affairs. The ATO last week released Draft Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2021/D2 in relation to the allocation of profits for professional firms and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: David Montani, Nexia Australia
    • Category: Regulation

  10. ATO disclosure deadline fast approaching

    of special terms offered under the initiative. Under these terms, taxpayers making disclosures will only be assessed for the last four years, be liable for a maximum shortfall penalty of 10 per cent, and will not be referred for criminal investigation....

  11. ATO details myGovID implementation roadmap

    a special classification of people and we are collecting some extra evidence for that classification. “They will be the last group that we will onboard, so there’s no point in them trying to get a myGovID today because they can’t, and there’s no point...

  12. ATO deputy commissioner resigns

    granted. This follows an eight-month joint investigation between the AFP and the ATO which resulted in multiple arrests last month relating to a syndicate responsible for a $165 million tax fraud against the Australian government. One of the arrested...

  13. ATO defends tax agents compliance campaign

    to stamp out tax agents who were contributing to the work-related expenses gap. “It's been a particular problem over the last year and I think all agents heard the commissioner make comments about his concerns that we are seeing similar errors in the...

  14. ATO defends stance on draft 100A

    It said 100A was an anti-avoidance provision and its application since 2014 was consistent with the draft ruling published last month. The ATO assistant commissioner in the Office of Chief Tax Counsel, Justin Dearness, said there was no specific...

  15. ATO defends position as ‘recklessness, fraud’ surface with popular deductions

    but commissioner Chris Jordan said surveillance shows professionals are contributing to illegitimate claims. Late last year, Mr Jordan said about 900 audits showed tax agents are contributing to Australia’s individual tax gap through “carelessness,...

  16. ATO defends ‘front door’ program

    to interview certain trustees, to ensure the integrity of the sector is upheld. Speaking at the SMSF Summit in Melbourne last week, ATO assistant commissioner Dana Fleming said the agency’s “secure the front door” program, a compliance program used at...

  17. ATO debt collection tactics to attract scrutiny

    up and say I’ve got this complaint, we get to build a picture of these complaints and use that to try and get change.” The last review of the ATO’s debt collection system took place in 2015 following a number of concerns raised by individuals, small...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Maja Garaca Djurdjevic
    • Category: Tax

  18. ATO data reveals tax avoidance red flags

    jurisdictions, such as the one million accounts held by US and UK tax residents holding almost A$100 billion.” In August last year, the ATO put out a warning to taxpayers to come clean with foreign income, noting that its CRS participation had given it...

  19. ATO credit card ban delay could lead to higher usage

    that it would stop accepting credit card payments from taxpayers from December 2026, the federal government said last Friday (9 October) that it stepped in to ensure that small businesses and other taxpayers have until 30 June 2027 before the ATO phases...

  20. ATO cracks down on property investors as errors creep up

    investors this tax time after it found rental income and deduction errors in more than 70 per cent of tax returns audited last year. The ATO on Tuesday said that Australia’s 1.8 million rental property owners claimed a total of $38 billion in deductions...

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