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Accountants cautioned on ‘one size fits all’ approach to trust distribution

Two weeks out from the end of the financial year, accountants should be cautious in their approach to trust...

21 June 2021 • By John Buckley

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ASIC disqualifies director for failing to pay tax obligations, trading insolvent

A Sydney director whose companies owed creditors more than $2.5 million has been banned from managing companies for...

18 June 2021 • By John Buckley

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‘Jig is up on the gig economy’: ATO eyes side hustles this tax time

The ATO is cracking down on the cash and gig economies, and taxpayers must ensure that they are declaring all of their...

16 June 2021 • By John Buckley

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ASIC highlights COVID-19 financial reporting focus areas

The corporate regulator has revealed its financial reporting focus areas for reporting periods ending 30 June under...

11 June 2021 • By John Buckley

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Disrupting boring tax training

Dry tax training sessions that go on for hours on end tend to be a feature of the profession, but does it always have...

11 June 2021 • By Robyn Tongol

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Clarity on tax residency a win for expats — but watch out for the detail

The proposed modernisation and simplification of the tax residency definition for individuals is long overdue.

11 June 2021 • By Peter Bembrick, HLB Mann Judd Sydney

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Crypto crackdown underway as ATO locks in data-matching program

Over 600,000 Australians who have invested in cryptocurrency will now be unable to hide from their tax obligations as...

11 June 2021 • By Jotham Lian

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Stage 3 tax cuts to ‘exacerbate’ further inequality

Australia’s stage 3 tax cuts are likely to make the nation’s income tax system less progressive, overwhelmingly...

10 June 2021 • By John Buckley