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  1. ‘Significant investigation’: ATO reforms to create fairer tax system

    made by the IGTO, noting they will go a long way in addressing significant tax issues plaguing the nation’s SME community. Last week, Inspector-General of Taxation and Tax Ombudsman (IGTO) Karen Payne handed down six recommendations on how the ATO could...

  2. ‘Significant increase’: TPB floats drastic CPE changes

    lower CPE requirement. The proposal, released as part of the TPB’s discussion paper into its review of CPE, comes after its last review of CPE for tax and BAS agents in 2012 and tax (financial) agents in 2014. The proposed change comes as the TPB seeks...

  3. ‘Shut down for Christmas’, insolvency expert warns

    explore a shutdown period over Christmas. Jirsch Sutherland partner Andrew Spring noted that in the December quarter of last year, ASIC recorded an 11.2 per cent jump in the number of businesses going into external administration. And particularly for...

  4. ‘Show respect to tax agents’: Cultural change demanded at the ATO

    out its analysis of the individuals and small business tax gap. Commissioner Chris Jordan drew the ire of the profession last year when he pointed out that agent-prepared returns in the individuals space required more adjustments than self-prepared...

  5. ‘Same job, same pay’ case could turn ATO outsourcing on its head, recruiter says

    lodged by an ATO phone operator could upend the agency’s use of contract phone workers, a recruitment specialist has said. Last week, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) held a preliminary hearing for a ‘same job, same pay’ case lodged by an ATO phone line...

  6. ‘Running out of time’: industry sounds alarm over payday super rush

    developers and superannuation gateways, said the government had left the industry in the dark since announcing the change last year. “The software industry needs clarity now,” DSPANZ president Matthew Prouse told Accountants Daily. “We don't have...

  7. ‘Risks, costs and time’: MYOB boss speaks on scrapping Reckon deal

    publicly confident of getting the green light from the competition watchdogs when the deal was originally penned in November last year, despite seeking regulatory clearance prior to finalisation — a move not required by law. MYOB took the option of...

  8. ‘Results in paying more tax’: ATO warns Australians against early super access

    grounds is available in very limited circumstances for critical medical procedures and should only be considered as a last resort where all other options of paying for the eligible expenses have been exhausted.” The ATO noted that in the case a dentist...

  9. ‘Residual risk’ of ATO systems failure still stands, says PwC

    the big four firm to investigate the outages. Accountants Daily understands the ATO has had the final report since October last year, and initial findings since May last year. Portal downtime and degraded performance was felt by tax professionals well...

  10. ‘Renewed concerns’ about economy sees consumer sentiment dip: Westpac

    Consumers remain deeply pessimistic about the near-term outlook for the economy despite signs of improvement last month, says the major bank. The Westpac Consumer Sentiment Index fell 1.8 per cent to 84.4 in March with concerns still worried about the...

  11. ‘Record low’ insolvencies masking failed businesses

    according to a new report. Specialist insolvency firm Dissolve released the results of its latest Business Stress Report last week, which showed that formal insolvencies among Australian firms are down by 49 per cent compared with the same period last...

  12. ‘Really disappointing’: Chris Jordan lashes out at tax agents

    Mr Jordan said his disappointment with the industry was exacerbated following comments from the tax community on the ATO’s last practitioner webcast. “One of the comments made during the webcast was ‘I would say if you don’t claim the $300 deduction for...

  13. ‘Real need’ for accountants to ramp up sales expertise

    partially born out of the fact that the accounting profession has looked very similar for a very long time. But in the last five to 10 years, the ATO is now a major provider of online tax services for end users, and there is a race to the bottom with...

  14. ‘Punitive retirees tax’ battle heats up between government, opposition

    shadow treasurer Chris Bowen are having a public spat over Labor’s proposed changes to the franking credits regime. In March last year, the federal opposition announced plans to remove cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits. In the 10...

  15. ‘Punishment doesn’t fit the crime’: ATO upholds $9k penalty to dormant business

    tax agents in this review. Agents are reporting an increasingly poor experience with the ATO’s agent phone line over the last two years, citing inconsistent advice and a lack of suitably skilled staff. This is contributing to a general feeling of not...

  16. ‘Predictable’ budget leaves regional firms behind, says mid-tier

    the back of the positive mid-year economic and fiscal outlook. In the MYEFO release by Treasurer Scott Morrison in December last year, the government confirmed that the budget was on track to return to balance in 2020-21, with the underlying cash...

  17. ‘Political suicide’ inheritance tax gains growing support: Research

    government should consider reintroducing taxes on estates. The University of South Australia (UniSA) released new research last week that shows that public resistance to inheritance and estate taxes may have declined in the 40 years since they were...

  18. ‘Policy failure’: accountants needed to close the retirement advice gap, says IFPA

    financial advisers has been falling since 2019, with respondents to a recent FAAA survey saying the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) levy will accelerate adviser exits. According to the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), there has...

  19. ‘Please do not panic’: ATO boss addresses STP concerns

    low-cost solutions. We are a capable bunch of people in Australia, and we will certainly take a reasonable approach.” Last month, the ATO began seeking expressions of interest from digital services providers to develop Single Touch Payroll software for...

  20. ‘Pivotal’ Plutus Payroll fraud figure jailed for 14 years

    the money into a trust account operated by Eddie Obeid’s lawyer Sevag Chalabian, who was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment last year for his part in facilitating the blackmail. Justice Payne said while Menon was fearful of the threats of violence, he...

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