Tax

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

A tax agent has called the fairness of the ATO’s penalty regime into question after the Tax Office denied a $9,000...

07 November 2025 • By Emma Partis

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Tax

Whistleblower takes ATO to court for alleged duty of care breach

A whistleblower is taking the Commissioner of Taxation to court for allegedly breaching his duty of care to protect...

24 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

ATO unveils long awaited strengthened vulnerability framework

The Tax Office is pledging to assist vulnerable taxpayers with tailored assistance and access to appropriate...

23 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Tax agent speaks out after ATO denied hospitalised client’s lodgment deferral...

A tax practitioner has spoken out after the ATO denied her tax deferral request for a client who was hospitalised and...

22 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Accountants, industry bodies rally behind Tax Ombudsman's ATO service review

Following on from the release of the Tax Ombudsman’s review into the ATO’s tax agent service, industry members and...

21 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Super

Lipo, lip filler, Botox not for early super access, ATO warns

The ATO and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency are warning against "dipping in” to superannuation funds...

20 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

NTAA offers feedback on Tax Ombudsman’s ATO GIC remission review

Drawing from its member feedback, the National Tax and Accountants’ Association has provided input on the Tax...

17 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

‘Overwhelmed, disappointed’: Tax Ombudsman slams ATO tax agent service

Tax agents are increasingly dissatisfied with the ATO, its poor service, and “strained relationships”, the Tax...

16 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

The Tax Institute ‘pleased’ with ATO’s review of taxpayer relief provisions

Following the Tax Office’s changes to the tax treatment of GIC and SIC, The Tax Institute is welcoming its route to...

16 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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

Tax

Tradies, professional services providers under ATO’s microscope

Construction firms and professional service providers can expect greater tax scrutiny after being called out in the...

09 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Fraud case halted after ATO investigator found to have altered evidence

The Supreme Court of Queensland has halted a tax fraud case after finding an ATO investigator altered evidence and...

08 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

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