Business

Accountants urged to ramp up ATO debt clearance

As the ATO resumes its collection activities, accountants will need to be on the “front foot”.

14 March 2022 • By Tony Zhang

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‘We’re listening to tax professionals’, says ATO

The Tax Office says it has worked to address the pain points in the tax profession to reduce the friction between them...

03 March 2022 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Regulation

Section 100A: ATO’s new draft guidance

The long-awaited draft guidance on section 100A of the ITAA 1936 has been issued by the ATO. The package of guidance...

24 February 2022 • By Robyn Jacobson, The Tax Institute

Business

ATO flags common errors emerging from SuperStream rollovers

The ATO has highlighted various errors it has recently received through SuperStream messaging due to missing data and...

23 February 2022 • By Tony Zhang

Tax

ATO investigation recovers $42m in illicit tobacco operation

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has helped secure another win in a major illicit tobacco operation.

23 February 2022 • By Emma Musgrave

Tax

ATO takes off velvet gloves: will tax debt wipe out your clients?

Your clients may be riding the economic recovery ‘wave’ – but will their ATO debt wipe them out?

14 February 2022 • By Jirsch Sutherland

Business

Xero releases new support package eligibility calculator

Xero has released a new updated eligibility calculator to help small businesses apply for government support packages...

07 February 2022 • By Tony Zhang

Business

ATO debt recovery changes to strain AAT resources, increase burden of proof

The new changes to the AAT’s power to modify ATO debt recovery action will further strain the resources of the AAT and...

01 February 2022 • By Tony Zhang

Tax

ATO updates process for requesting non-binding advice

With the ATO closing its professional-to-professional (P2P) mailbox in late December, the Tax Office has advised SMSF...

25 January 2022 • By Reporter

Regulation

ATO holds firm on push towards digital-only communication

Time to turn off paper from the ATO? New tech tools remove compliance burden for managing client communication...

20 January 2022 • By BAW Automation

Business

Draft legislation increases small-business rights to contest ATO debt recovery...

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has welcomed draft legislation from government...

19 January 2022 • By Neil Griffiths

Business

ATO debt recovery changes to provide ‘safety layer’ for small businesses

The government has released new draft legislation that will allow small businesses to contest the ATO’s collection of...

19 January 2022 • By Tony Zhang

Regulation

The ATO awakens

Your clients may be riding the economic recovery ‘wave’ – but will their ATO debt wipe them out?

18 January 2022 • By Jirsch Sutherland

Business

ATO to review advance pricing arrangement program

The ATO will undertake a review of the advance pricing arrangement (APA) program in 2022 to improve how the service is...

17 January 2022 • By Tony Zhang

Business

ATO urged to address ‘super rip-off’ impacting Qld workers

A national body has called on the ATO and politicians to address super contribution in Queensland, with new analysis...

12 January 2022 • By Emma Musgrave

Business

Government to provide $111m boost to ATO taxation compliance programs

The government will provide an additional $111 million in funding to the ATO on its personal taxation compliance...

20 December 2021 • By Tony Zhang

Business

ATO reveals improved tax compliance trend from big business

The ATO says a higher level of scrutiny has seen significant improvement with tax compliance among large corporations,...

15 December 2021 • By Tony Zhang

Business

‘We cannot rest on our laurels’: Senator Jane Hume

Senator Jane Hume, the Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services, and the Digital Economy and the new Minister...

14 December 2021 • By Malavika Santhebennur