Regulation

Professional bodies demand changes to ATO agent linking process

Six-step method provokes storm of protest on social media and will be “a major headache” for small clients, say...

19 January 2023 • By Philip King

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Business

ATO revises personal services income guidance

Individuals must have a clear link between their social media and it driving customers to them to pass the unrelated...

12 January 2023 • By Josh Needs

Super

ATO updates TBAR guidance ahead of new time frames

The ATO is encouraging all SMSFs to start lodging reports for events on a quarterly basis now with the new streamlined...

11 January 2023 • By Josh Needs

Super

ATO raises alarm over SMSF asset protection schemes

Arrangements that involve a Vestey Trust may contravene super laws, the office says.

09 January 2023 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Raids stop $33m in tax avoidance, ATO claims

Charges are pending following an operation with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) that uncovered 70 sales systems...

13 December 2022 • By Josh Needs

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

Business

ATO issues final ruling on changes s100A

The decision comes after accountants had to rely on basic guidance for 30 June deadlines.

08 December 2022 • By Josh Needs

Tax

ATO targets dodgy deductions for holiday homes

Thousands of dollars in claims “that would fail the pub test” contribute to $1.6bn tax shortfall, assistant...

06 December 2022 • By Philip King

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