Business

ATO seizes over 270k illicit cigarettes from Queensland retailers

The action was part of the Tax Office’s crackdown on the $8 billion shadow economy.

12 December 2022 • By Josh Needs

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Technology

ATO will add security layer to agent linking

Second commissioner Jeremy Hirschhorn says nobody can afford complacency in the wake of Optus and Medibank hacks.

21 November 2022 • By Philip King

Regulation

ATO will take softly-softly approach to policing director IDs

The Registrar says it will reserve most enforcement action relating to director IDs for more egregious cases of...

18 November 2022 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

ATO ditches November ID deadline for resigned directors

Draft legislation narrows the scope of the number scheme following criticism that it cast the net too wide.

16 November 2022 • By Philip King, Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Excessive ATO assessment? Know your rights to object

As more resources are directed at compliance, tax disputes are likely to rise and the burden of proof is on the...

11 November 2022 • By Jeremy Makowski

Super

ATO issues private ruling on member benefit issue

The ATO has issued another private ruling examining the issue of whether a benefit requested shortly before death is a...

07 November 2022 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO releases revised WFH expense claims guidance

UPDATED: The shortcut method adopted during the pandemic ended on June 30 and PCG 2022/D4 changes the game.

02 November 2022 • By Philip King

Tax

ATO collectable debt balloons to $45bn, small business on hit list

The tax office annual report says pandemic measures are responsible for a huge increase in non-disputed debt.

01 November 2022 • By Philip King

Tax

Budget: ATO expected to reap $5.6bn from crackdown

Multinationals, the shadow economy, and individual taxpayers will be targeted thanks to an extra $1.5bn in funding.

27 October 2022 • By Philip King

Tax

ATO to target individual taxpayers over $8bn shortfall

Work expenses, omitted income, and rental claims will come in for extra scrutiny to narrow the tax gap.

24 October 2022 • By Philip King

Tax

ATO relaxes lodgment deadlines for flood-hit zones

With four different states facing catastrophic flooding, the Tax Office has revived previous support schemes.

21 October 2022 • By Josh Needs

Tax

Small business debt and tax gap at top of ATO hit list

Second Commissioner says the sector is the biggest culprit and digitisation will be key to bringing it around.

21 October 2022 • By Philip King

Technology

ATO ‘hit by 3m cyber attacks a month’

Second Commissioner says criminals are getting smarter about identity theft and the tax infrastructure is vulnerable.

20 October 2022 • By Philip King

Regulation

Liquidator charged for allegedly withdrawing over $150,000

The members’ voluntary liquidator was reported to ASIC by his replacement.

18 October 2022 • By Josh Needs

Super

SuperStream issues mean ATO should tread softly: SMSF industry

With the office likely to be “bombarded” with breaches, the SMSF industry hopes it will take an “educative approach”.

17 October 2022 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Top 1,000 taxpayers paid more than $44bn: ATO

One-fifth of corporate income tax and about one-third of GST comes from our largest entities.

17 October 2022 • By Keeli Cambourne

Tax

With 100A, the ATO has zoned us out

The use of colour codes to classify trust distribution arrangements allows the tax office to dodge tricky issues of...

13 October 2022 • By John Jeffreys

Regulation

COVID kicked ATO objections up a gear

An Inspector-General of Taxation report shows pandemic support measures caused a huge increase in small business...

11 October 2022 • By Philip King