Technology

Hundreds join new ATO portal trial, roll-out date still under wraps

Over 600 tax and BAS agents are now on board with the ATO’s new online services for agents, but the tax office remains...

17 September 2018 • By Jemelle Blanco

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Tax

ATO clarifies super guarantee amnesty confusion

The Tax Office has confirmed that the benefits of the proposed superannuation guarantee amnesty are not in effect,...

05 September 2018

Tax

ATO boss backs his dispute process as GST, PAYG clashes linger

The Tax Commissioner has defended the ATO’s compliance approach with small business and has found that GST and PAYG...

03 September 2018

Regulation

New standards tipped to downplay traditional educators

The federal government’s education plans for financial advisers and licensed accountants are becoming clearer, and...

08 August 2018

Tax

Formal access powers used in ATO, tax agent showdown

The ATO used its rarely-invoked formal access powers yesterday to investigate a group of tax agents suspected of...

02 August 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

Regulation

‘Same hours as a doctor’: mandatory CPD proposal slammed

The proposed minimum CPD requirements under incoming federal government standards are “completely over the top” and...

25 July 2018 • By Digital

Technology

New ATO portals to go public by year end

Tax professionals can expect to test out the ATO’s new online services by December, with positive feedback from the...

25 July 2018 • By Jemelle Blanco

Technology

Accountants fear impact of ATO outages this tax time

Industry polling reveals over three in four practitioners believe their work will be adversely affected by the ATO’s...

18 July 2018 • By Jemelle Blanco

Tax

Real-time ATO, tax agent interaction tipped to escalate

Real-time interaction between tax agents and the ATO will likely escalate in the coming years, as the regulator seeks...

17 July 2018

Tax

Get ready for ATO door knocks, tax and BAS agents told

Tax practitioners have been advised to prepare themselves and their small business clients for a potential door knock...

11 July 2018

Regulation

ASIC flexes new powers as liquidator booted

The operator of a Queensland insolvency and accounting firm has had his registration as a liquidator cancelled,...

22 June 2018

Technology

ATO systems tested for tax time with 400,000 returns

The ATO is bullish on its Practitioner Lodgement Service system stability this tax time after processing close to...

21 June 2018 • By Digital

Tax

ATO defends tax agents compliance campaign

The Tax Office has refuted claims that it is on a witch hunt against all tax practitioners and taxpayers, but will...

19 June 2018

Technology

ATO boasts systems' stability despite looming downtime

The ATO said it's not concerned about its systems' capacity to handle tax time's traffic spike, despite the promised...

06 June 2018 • By Jemelle Blanco

Tax

Payroll, bookkeeping meddling lands 7-Eleven operators in more hot water

The regulators are again heralding an increased focus on record keeping after the operators of a Queensland-based...

05 June 2018

Technology

ATO portal woes escalated as more outages in the works

A standing committee has heard the ATO is yet to deliver on several years of portal development promises, as more...

04 June 2018 • By Jemelle Blanco

Tax

ATO to extend independent review to small businesses

The ATO has announced it will look to extend the independent review process over tax disputes to small businesses, in...

01 June 2018

Regulation

IGT launches investigation into ATO garnishee notices

The Inspector-General of Taxation has announced the terms of reference in its investigation into the ATO’s alleged use...

16 May 2018