Tax

ATO urged to clarify JobKeeper repayments tax treatment

With large corporate firms now beginning to return JobKeeper payments, the Tax Office has been urged to confirm if...

21 January 2021

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Regulation

‘Judge, jury and executioner’: IPA shoots down proposed ATO penalty regime

A recommendation to equip the ATO with the power to penalise egregious tax agents directly has been slammed by the...

02 December 2020

Tax

Government to distance Tax Practitioners Board from ATO

The Tax Practitioners Board is set to become independent of the ATO as the government agrees in principle to...

27 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Permanent disbarment, new ATO penalty regime recommended by TPB review

Heavy sanctions, including permanent disbarment by the Tax Practitioners Board and a new ATO administrative penalty...

27 November 2020 • By Jemelle Blanco

Regulation

What does 2021 have in store for ATO audit activity?

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Business

Government mulls mandatory e-invoicing adoption for all businesses

e-invoicing could soon be mandatory for all businesses as the government ponders over the best way to roll out the new...

25 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian

Regulation

ATO braces for flood of unscrupulous advisers

A spike in unqualified advisers approaching distressed clients amid the pandemic-induced recession has been...

19 November 2020

Regulation

Xero accounting practices can now automate their end-to-end ATO document...

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09 November 2020 • By BAW Automation

Tax

ATO resumes audit business as usual position, eyes shadow economy

The ATO’s review and audit programs have now recommenced as it begins to turn its attention to the small-business...

03 November 2020

Tax

New resourcing of the ATO could address the $31bn tax gap

With more than $31 billion slipping through the cracks in Australia, an analysis could be in favour of strengthening...

02 November 2020

Regulation

TPB eyes sanction spike through joint ATO compliance program

Tax practitioner compliance actions are set to rise over the next 12 months as the Tax Practitioners Board and the ATO...

20 October 2020

Business

Business Fitness ( HowNow ) and ATOmate team up to help accountants tackle ATO...

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12 October 2020 • By BAW Automation

Tax

ATO complaints going nowhere: Tax watchdog probes discrepancy

Close to nine out of 10 online complaints made to the tax watchdog had not been recognised by the ATO as a complaint...

11 September 2020

Super

ATO cancels 1,000 newly registered SMSFs

With illegal early release risks with newly registered SMSFs remaining a top priority for the regulator, the ATO has...

11 September 2020

Tax

ATO kicks off ‘soft’ debt collection restart

The ATO has launched a soft restart of its debt and lodgement activities as it looks to re-engage with businesses.

09 September 2020

Tax

ATO JobKeeper 2.0 guidance surfaces

The Tax Office has published preliminary guidance on the extension of JobKeeper as the profession continues to wait on...

04 September 2020

Tax

ATO, tax agent COVID-19 scams on the rise, warns mid-tier

ATO scams are continuing to rear their ugly head, with a mid-tier warning that tax agent numbers are now being used by...

01 September 2020

Regulation

ATOmate & SuiteFiles launch their integration to automate the sorting,...

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27 August 2020 • By BAW Automation