Business

Tax agency terminated for serious breaches

The TPB has ended the registration of a tax agent company over client verification failures and offering clients...

14 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Business

Lawyer questions whether government wants tax reform feedback

Rushed legislation and short consultation windows for the tax system overhaul have one lawyer wondering whether the...

23 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

TPB’s interim suspension powers needs safeguards: CA ANZ

The professional body has argued that interim suspension powers proposed in the TPB sanctions reforms draft...

27 August 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Lost clients, lost livelihood: fair TPB suspension requires hearing, lawyer says

One tax lawyer has identified an opportunity in the changes to the Tax Agent Services Act sanctions proposals, where...

30 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

ATO warns tax agents not to rely on property manager reports

Tax practitioners have been cautioned against relying on reports from property managers when preparing rental property...

22 July 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Commissioner responds to tax agent concerns over GIC remission

The Tax Office says its requirements for GIC remission have not changed and has encouraged tax agents to send examples...

10 July 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

BAS agent’s registration application rejected over insufficient experience

The Administrative Review Tribunal has upheld a TPB decision to reject a tax agent registration application after...

10 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Regulation

Former accountant's 'unlawful' tax agent services exposed by TPB investigation

An investigation by the TPB has found that a former accountant contravened the Tax Agent Services Act by providing tax...

03 June 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Unregistered tax agent’s sham business collapses in court

The Federal Court has come down hard on a man accused of profiting from tax agent services despite not being registered.

15 May 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Technology

IPA calls for ATO to expand call verification feature to tax agents

The accounting body says the ATO's new verify call feature offers critical protection for taxpayers, but has urged the...

10 April 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Tax agent loses TPB registration following tax evasion, illegal wage kickback...

The Tax Practitioners Board has revoked a Melbourne accountant’s tax agent registration after he evaded taxes and...

31 March 2026 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

Tax agents air frustrations about delays with new GIC remission forms

The ATO's new system for lodging GIC remission requests through OSFA is causing delays in remission decisions in some...

13 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

ATO flags essential questions for lodgment deferrals

The Tax Office has outlined important questions for tax agents to consider before applying for lodgment deferrals for...

10 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Regulation

Former tax agent convicted over misleading statement in registration renewal

The Tax Practitioners Board has said the recent conviction of a former tax agent reinforces the importance of full...

04 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Government to address Payday Super snag that has tax agents worried

The government says it’s aware of a Payday Super implementation snag that could see workers inadvertently breaching...

30 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

Court clears way for TPB to deregister Ballarat tax agent after fiduciary...

A Ballarat-based accountant found guilty of fiduciary breaches has failed to secure a stay of TPB proceedings seeking...

08 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

Most-read stories about TPB tax agent banning, terminations in 2025

Reflect here on some of the action and enforcement taken against practitioners by the TPB in 2025.

05 January 2026 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

‘Serious breach of trust’: TPB bans tax agent for overseeing $1m...

The TPB has terminated a tax agent’s registration after he enabled an unregistered preparer to misappropriate almost...

17 November 2025 • By Emma Partis