Super

ATO not targeting honest Payday Super mistakes, draft PCG says

The ATO’s draft compliance guide for Payday Super laws stipulated that firms could still be deemed ‘low risk’ if...

13 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

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Super

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...

01 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

‘We don’t feel cared for’: Tax agents push for reinstalment of ATO...

Tax practitioners are consistently struggling to engage with the ATO, with a practitioner calling for the regulator to...

01 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Bribery, brothels, breaches of confidence: ATO officer loses appeal against...

A former ATO client engagement officer has lost an appeal against a five-year prison sentence for accepting a $100,000...

29 September 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

CA ANZ offers feedback on ATO’s draft concessions framework

The professional accounting body has backed the Tax Office’s efforts to refresh its approach to providing taxpayer...

26 September 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Director demands $90k in costs for firm’s ATO debt

A NSW lawyer has requested more than $90,000 in costs after he fought his former firm over superannuation, GST and...

25 September 2025 • By Naomi Neilson

Regulation

Tax Office, Victorian police seize 18k cigarettes, $100k in cash

The fight against the illicit tobacco trade is far from over, as the ATO and Victorian Police seize over 18,000...

24 September 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

‘The ATO does not exist’: Taxpayer fails to win dispute with pseudo-legal...

A taxpayer lost a recent dispute in the Administrative Review Tribunal after he argued the ATO did not exist, and...

19 September 2025 • By Emma Partis

Super

More SMSF members accessing benefits, ATO stats reveal

There are more SMSF members now accessing their funds, according to the most recent ATO quarterly update.

08 September 2025 • By Keeli Cambourne

Tax

ATO opens door to feedback on taxpayer relief provisions

The Tax Office is seeking feedback on its approach to taxpayer relief provisions.

05 September 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

ATO interest charges: matters of interest

Matters of interest to consider following the recent law change to GIC.

04 September 2025 • By Robyn Jacobson, The Tax Institute

Regulation

‘Cooking the books’: Darwin hospo businesses under ATO, FWO microscope

Suspected shadow economy activity across Darwin restaurants has led to the ATO and Fair Work Ombudsman conducting...

01 September 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Hesta, ART to challenge ATO’s position on imputation credits in Federal Court

Industry fund Hesta has filed an appeal against an ATO decision on tax offsets from franking credits, with the...

01 September 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle given 12-month good behaviour bond

On Thursday, ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle avoided convictions and a jail sentence, seven years after he first blew...

28 August 2025 • By Emma Partis

Super

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

The Tax Office is warning Australians against accessing their superannuation early for expenses related to...

27 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

ATO finds misunderstandings across IPP agreements, retirement deeds

The Tax Office has issued a reminder for exiting individual professional services partners to be aware of their tax...

25 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

ATO SmartDocs acquired by accounting software giant

The Access Group has recently acquired ATO SmartDocs to help further its mission to enhance Australian accounting...

21 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Technology

ATO weighs up adopting AI to assist 800 core developers with programming

The Tax Office wants to free its developers from trivial tasks and allow them to focus on work that is “higher value”.

20 August 2025 • By Daniel Croft