Tax

ATO’s holiday home owner tax changes spur taxpayers to be ‘wary and proactive’

Following on from the Tax Office’s move to refresh its approach to rental property tax deductions, tax advisers are...

21 November 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Business

‘Inefficient, complex, unnecessary’: The Tax Institute calls for IAWO permanency

The Tax Institute, along with the wider tax community, is pushing for the permanency of the instant asset write-off...

18 November 2025 • 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

Tax

ATO invites feedback on updated rental tax deduction compliance guide

The ATO has released fresh draft guidance on its approach to rental property tax deductions, marking a shift in its...

14 November 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Beware of covert tax audits, tax lawyer says

A tax lawyer has urged accountants to be vigilant after a recent slew of covert ATO audits have resulted in...

10 November 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

‘ATO treats tax agents adversarially’: CA ANZ, IPA call for improvement of ATO...

The accounting bodies are weighing in on the Tax Ombudsman’s review into the ATO’s management of GIC remission, with...

10 November 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

TPB cracks down on unregistered Darwin tax practice

The Tax Practitioners Board has been notified by the community that a tax practice in Darwin has continued to provide...

06 November 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Lawyer with alleged $2m tax debt fights to keep practising certificate

A Victorian lawyer who allegedly owes $2.6 million in tax, plus the $190,000 owed by his law firm, has failed to stay...

05 November 2025 • By Naomi Neilson

Tax

Treasury concerned about rising income tax rates, pre-roundtable briefing...

Treasury is concerned about Australia's rising income tax burden and its implications for intergenerational fairness,...

04 November 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

CPA backs Tax Ombudsman’s refreshed work plan

Following the release of the Tax Ombudsman’s 2026 work plan, CPA Australia is supporting its approach to the practical...

04 November 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Taxpayer’s fight with the ATO highlights ‘systemic’ issues with automated...

A taxpayer’s legal battle with tax authorities has sparked a review into “systemic issues” with the ATO’s use of...

30 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

The Tax Institute calls for ‘tax simplification’ in BoT red tape review

Following the launch of the Board of Taxation’s red tape reduction review, The Tax Institute has weighed in with...

30 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Board of Taxation opens consultation for red tape review

The Board of Taxation has launched a ‘red tape reduction review’ and is seeking stakeholder feedback until mid-December.

29 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Payday Super, Div 296 changes to revive tax landscape activity

The introduction of Payday Super to Parliament and the backflip changes on Division 296 have reinvigorated the...

24 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Can Do Accounting, no more: Tax agent terminated by TPB

Can Do Accounting’s tax agent has been terminated by the TPB for “serious breaches” of the Professional Code of Conduct.

23 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Tax agent speaks out after ATO denied hospitalised client’s lodgment deferral...

A tax practitioner has spoken out after the ATO denied her tax deferral request for a client who was hospitalised and...

22 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

ACT payroll tax change set to create complexity, CA ANZ warns

Accountants are increasingly open about the complexities and frustrations surrounding payroll tax and the differences...

22 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Sussan Ley pledges to cut government spending, personal income taxes

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has outlined the Coalition’s economic plan pledging to reduce personal income taxes,...

21 October 2025 • By Emma Partis