Tax

Coalition vows to scrap FBT exemption for electric vehicles

The Coalition has said it would scrap the popular FBT exemption for electric vehicles in its efforts to slash...

28 April 2025 • By Emma Partis

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Tax

ATO responds to raft of inquiries on Bendel decision

The Tax Office has ruled out granting a blanket extension of time for lodgments by companies affected by the recent...

24 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures

A Western Australian barrister fighting to hold onto her practising certificate has been accused of failing to comply...

24 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Young professional urges society to ditch accountant stereotype: ‘old, pale,...

The accounting profession is often portrayed in a negative light, which contributes to the talent shortage, the...

24 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

IGTO releases shortlist of potential review areas for 2025–26

The proposed list includes topics such as the ATO’s management of general interest charge remission, payday super...

23 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

ATO to provide regulatory update at ACE25 Accounting Conference & Expo

Sonia Corsini, assistant commissioner at the ATO, will deliver a session outlining its key compliance activities and...

23 April 2025 • By Arabella Walton

Regulation

Labor’s crackdown on financial abuse and tax debts welcomed

The joint accounting bodies have welcomed Labor's pledge to clamp down on perpetrators who create tax debts in their...

23 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Coalition unveils new tax incentives as part of small business package

The party has released further details on its plans for small and family businesses, including a tapered tax offset...

23 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Tax Office issues fresh warning on in-house audits

Recent data matching activities by the ATO has identified hundreds of SMSF auditors who may still be conducting...

23 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO to appeal ART decision on truck driver’s meal expenses

The Commissioner of Taxation has filed a notice of appeal in the Federal Court against a decision concerning...

22 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Under the Hood: Are you maximising your tax depreciation opportunities?

This week on UTH, Imogen is joined by Brad Beer, chief executive of BMT Tax Depreciation, to dive into the world of...

22 April 2025 • By Robyn Tongol

Super

ASFA proposes tax policies for strengthening super sector

The superannuation body has urged the incoming government to reform superannuation tax policies to strengthen...

22 April 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

ASFA’s land tax analogy and Div 296 ‘falls short’: industry leader

Remarks by ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty that the Division 296 tax is similar to land tax “simply doesn’t hold”,...

22 April 2025 • By Keeli Cambourne

Business

ATO to increase fixed rate for working from home expenses to 70c

The ATO will increase the fixed rate for calculating working from home expenses to 70 cents per hour from 1 July 2024.

22 April 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

TPB reveals top breaches reported under the dob-in obligations

The board has outlined the common code items reported so far and assured practitioners that no “frivolous or...

21 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Why identity crime is a growing cause of financial fraud

Fraud is often perceived as a financial crime that starts when money or assets disappear. However, this overlooks the...

17 April 2025 • By Johan Fantenberg, Ping Identity

Regulation

CA ANZ throws support behind Coalition’s plans for accountants in advice

The peak accounting body has strongly backed the Coalition’s “promises” around financial advice deregulation, though...

17 April 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

$1k deduction to eliminate hours of ‘low-margin, high-risk work’, accountants...

Accountants have voiced their support for Labor’s $1,000 standard deduction following criticisms against the measure...

17 April 2025 • By Imogen Wilson