Business

ATO to crack down on Amazon, eBay sellers’ tax affairs

The Tax Office will receive details of accounts that make over $12,000 a year to identify hobbyists-turned-businesses...

11 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

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Business

ATO hands NFPs 5-month extension to lodge self-reviews

The Tax Office has extended the October deadline to March 2025 amid concerns over the sector’s ability to meet the new...

09 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Super

ATO flags important super changes for FY25

The ATO is reminding taxpayers of important changes that will impact their superannuation from 1 July.

09 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

ATO teams up with private sector in anti-scam fight

The Tax Office has become the first government agency to join the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange.

08 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

The ATO’s loss to PepsiCo in the Full Federal Court

The decision provides clarity around royalty withholding tax as well as diverted profits tax.

05 July 2024 • By Jeremy Makowski, Coghlan Duffy

Technology

The current state of play with tax debts and the ATO

Tax debt specialist Olga Koskie explains why it's not all doom and gloom in relation to payment plans and tax debts...

05 July 2024 • By Robyn Tongol

Business

ATO portal’s 24-hour malfunction vexes tax agents

The disruption to online services used by practitioners on Monday coincided with reports of taxpayers waiting hours to...

03 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

ATO issues reminder on trust administration revamp

Changes that came into effect on 1 July aim to improve reporting and data accuracy and ease compliance.

03 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Police seize $12m in tobacco after joint operation with ATO

Authorities have estimated the haul is worth almost $9 million in lost tax receipts.

02 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Uncategorised

Navigating business debts as the ATO ramps up collection activity

The ATO’s tougher approach to debt collection means businesses must review their management of debts and look for...

01 July 2024 • By Julius Ponce

Regulation

‘Don’t panic’ over new reporting rules, ATO tells NFPs

Thousands of not-for-profits will need to lodge annual self-reviews from 1 July to keep their tax-exempt status.

01 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

Court rejects taxpayer’s attempt to pay $45k ATO debt with $47 cheque

Mesha Feet attempted to pay its debts with unconventional methods and then fined the Tax Office for failing to respond.

28 June 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Government ‘unfairly’ refuses to refund on-hold debts paid to ATO

The Greens say the government has “shafted” the taxpayers who complied with the Tax Office's controversial campaign.

27 June 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

ATO’s outdated estate rules cause delays, confusion

The Tax Office has left issues dating back to 2011 unaddressed, the Tax Institute says.

27 June 2024 • By Christine Chen

Super

Family trust elections in ATO sights

The ATO is “cracking down” on family trust elections, warns a leading legal specialist.

26 June 2024 • By Keeli Cambourne

Business

ATO whistleblower prosecution to have ‘chilling effect’

The Human Rights Law Centre says the government must strengthen protections in the wake of Richard Boyle’s failed...

25 June 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

Hasty lodgers twice as likely to make mistakes, ATO warns

The Tax Office is warning taxpayers against rushing to lodge their tax returns on 1 July.

25 June 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Client-agent linking has stopped identity fraud: ATO

The Tax Office claims the process has been successful in stopping criminals from compromising agents’ client lists.

21 June 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee