Technology

ATO kicks off work on new centralised business mailbox

Australian businesses will soon have all ATO and government correspondence delivered to a single mailbox as the Tax...

21 April 2021 • By John Buckley

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Technology

ATO mum on portal decommissioning date as Online services for business launches

The ATO has now launched its new Online services for business, reassuring taxpayers that it will help them adjust to...

13 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Tax

ATO updates guidance on promoter penalty laws

The Tax Office has released updated guidance on how it will apply promoter penalty laws which now includes the...

09 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Regulation

Advisory firm snares former ATO assistant commissioner

McGrathNicol has appointed former ATO assistant commissioner Jamie Norton as a Canberra-based partner.

08 April 2021 • By John Buckley

Tax

Law firm taps government solicitor for new tax litigator

A mid-tier law firm has appointed tax litigation specialist Lee Benjamin as a partner in its Melbourne-based disputes...

07 April 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

ATO expected to ‘turn the tide’ on insolvencies

While the Tax Office, the Morrison government, and even the banks are more willing to support restructuring solutions...

31 March 2021 • By John Buckley

Super

ATO releases guidance on SMSF auditor independence requirements

The Tax Office has published comprehensive guidance on how SMSF firms might expose themselves to independence threats,...

18 March 2021 • By John Buckley

Technology

Steer clear of ATO blunders in business digital push, government told

The government must learn from ATO mistakes in its plan to modernise business communications, and consult closely with...

09 March 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Regulation

ATO Revs Up As JobKeeper Set To End In March 2021

Although 2020 saw a temporary lull in the ATO and State Revenue Office’s usual activity level due to the COVID-19...

02 March 2021 • By Roman Kaczynski, Director – Accountancy Insurance

Regulation

Top-tier law firm secures former ATO deputy commissioner

Former ATO deputy commissioner Mark Konza has now joined the tax controversy team at Australia’s largest law firm.

26 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

ATO secures first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud

A Victorian man has been handed Australia’s first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud after attempting to access...

24 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Tax

Accountants foreshadow ATO compliance storm

Accountants are bracing for a full recommencement of ATO audit and debt activity as recent signs point towards a...

23 February 2021

Regulation

ATO sounds alert over new ‘alarming’ TFN scam

The Tax Office has issued a warning over a new tax file number scam that has seen nearly $120,000 being lost to...

22 February 2021

Regulation

ATO yet to analyse profit-making companies on JobKeeper

The Tax Office is unlikely to review companies who have gone on to post large profits and paid out executive bonuses...

12 February 2021

Regulation

ATO opens claims for first JobMaker quarter

The first claim period for the JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme is now underway, with the ATO reminding employers that...

03 February 2021

Regulation

Proposed ATO penalty regime faces backlash

The government is unlikely to confer new powers to the ATO to allow it to impose administrative penalties on tax...

27 January 2021

Regulation

Former Sydney liquidator pleads guilty to fraud, dishonesty

A former registered liquidator who allegedly misappropriated close to $240,000 has pleaded guilty to fraud and...

22 January 2021

Tax

ATO pushed to ensure pro-bono tax clinics don’t crowd out practitioners

Tax clinics providing free support to vulnerable taxpayers should continue to be a feature of the tax system, but...

22 January 2021