Business

ATO compliance hotspots for tax time 2024

Tax professionals and their clients should pay careful attention to areas such as record keeping, rental property...

19 April 2024 • By Mark Chapman, H&R Block

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Tax

ATO flags trust administration changes ahead of 1 July

The ATO has provided details on tax return changes for the 2023–24 year as part of the modernising trust...

15 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO issues response on NALI decision by AAT

A recent tribunal decision regarding non-arm’s length income is unlikely to apply to private lending arrangements more...

12 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Small business urged to use ATO courses to learn tax, boost compliance

The government says the program is one of many initiatives that make it easier for businesses to do taxes in a bid to...

12 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Restaurant operators hit with $4m in penalties for underpaying staff

Former operators of three Taiwanese restaurants have been issued $4 million in penalties after “deliberately and...

11 April 2024 • By Jack Campbell

Business

AAT reinstates liquidator’s registration with conditions

The tribunal has determined that a liquidator’s registration should be reinstated in a recent decision.

10 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO issues alert on false invoicing arrangements

Businesses using illegal financing arrangements have been put on notice with the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce...

08 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Appointments

ATO graduate program for 2025 closing soon

The ATO is on the hunt for accounting, law, finance and commerce graduates for its 2025 graduate program.

08 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

ATO to boost affirmative action after missing Indigenous staff targets

A mid-year report has shown the Tax Office is struggling to meet 2023–24 staff representation targets, with the...

08 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Technology

Government warns taxpayers again of myGov ATO scams

Fraudsters are still sending bogus messages to gain access to personal information and illegally claiming tax refunds,...

08 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Tax agents ‘relentlessly pushed to self-serve’ on ATO systems, says CA ANZ

Practitioners are frustrated with the increasing amount of administrative work they are required to do due to...

08 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO urges NFPs to start preparing for new reporting requirement

The ATO has warned the 150,000 not-for-profits who currently self-assess as income tax exempt to get ready for their...

05 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

Deakin tax tool to help NFPs cope with ATO’s ‘ticking time bomb’

New reporting requirements threaten the tax-exempt status of thousands of NFPs without accounting experience, Deakin...

04 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

ATO responds to tax agent gripes over TPAR obligations

Tax agents have expressed frustration over a lack of visibility with client lodgment obligations and the time frame...

03 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

ATO raises concerns over $200m in illegal SMSF loans

Illegal early release and prohibited SMSF loans remain top concerns for the Tax Office, particularly in the current...

01 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

16.5k SMSFs face regulator scrutiny over valuations

More than 16,500 SMSFs are being scrutinised by the ATO as they allegedly reported certain classes of assets at the...

27 March 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

ATO responds to IGTO guidance on debt notification

The Tax Office says it supports the principles outlined in the report by the IGTO, Commonwealth Ombudsman and ACT...

26 March 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO’s debts on hold campaign prompts new IGTO guidance

New guidance has been released on best practice principles for debt notifications in response to the re-activation of...

26 March 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee