Super

ATO SMSF auditor referrals see slight uptick for FY23–24

The Tax Office has announced 45 auditors of self-managed super funds were referred to ASIC during the 2023–24...

10 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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Super

Merchant decision ‘does not displace longstanding principles’, says ATO

The decision by the AAT to overturn a trustee disqualification has “limited broader application” given the peculiar...

05 September 2024 • By Keeli Cambourne

Tax

ATO reveals common rental property errors from data-matching program

Recent results from the data-matching program identified issues around the reporting of rental income and claims for...

04 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

ATO predicts further jump in tax debt disclosures to credit agencies

The Tax Office expects the use of intent-to-disclose notices will ramp up further this income year based on trends...

04 September 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO practice statement lays down law on illegal early release perpetrators

Recent updates in the Practice Statement Law Administration (PS LA) 2021/1 show that the ATO means business when it...

03 September 2024 • By Keeli Cambourne

Regulation

‘Brazen’ ATO bribes land man behind bars

A man has been sentenced to three years and 14 days’ imprisonment for paying a bribe to a former ATO employer in...

03 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

‘Disturbing’: Tax lawyers push back on proposal to register with TPB

Taxation lawyers have slammed the “ill-advised and regrettable” proposal that they register with the Tax Practitioners...

02 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Technology

Class launches tech to support accountants with new ATO requirements

The wealth accounting technology company has added a new feature to its trust account and administration software...

29 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Millions of landlords the target of expanded ATO crackdown

The Tax Office will acquire property management records to clamp down on taxpayers misreporting rental income and...

28 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

ASIC to publish revised regulatory guidance for liquidators next month

An updated version of RG 16 will set out ASIC’s expectations for how external administrators and controllers should...

27 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Federal Court hears ATO’s appeal of landmark Bendel decision

The Tax Office hopes to quash a tribunal ruling that cast doubt on how it treated unpaid trust entitlements for the...

26 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

ATO warns businesses on looming TPAR deadline

The ATO is reminding businesses to lodge their tax payable payment annual report by 28 August after issuing around $9...

26 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Liberal senator urges colleagues to join fight against TASA changes

Dave Sharma has highlighted the new rules’ impact on privacy and client relationships issues ahead of a crucial Senate...

26 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

ATO expands guidance on promoter penalty laws after new legislation

The Tax Office has revised its practice statement on the application of the promoter penalty laws following the...

22 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

‘Stop, check and report’ scams, regulators warn

The Tax Office and ASIC have reminded businesses to stay cautious and vigilant towards suspicious cyber activity for...

20 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Constant regulatory change threatens ‘future pipeline of tax profession’: SMSFA

Tax professionals are being hit with significant and cascading regulatory changes that are leaving them overwhelmed,...

20 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

ATO zeroes in on business debt collection for FY24–25

The Tax Office says it will intervene earlier and use firmer actions to ensure businesses meet tax obligations this...

14 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Regulatory settings hampering integrated tax and financial advice: IFPA

The role of accountants in addressing the financial advice shortage remains largely ignored in the government's...

13 August 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee