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Scrap tax returns and save on accounting fees, says think tank
Australia should introduce an opt-in standardised $3,000 deduction covering work-related expenses and other personal...
27 April 2021 • By John Buckley
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‘Increase the rate, broaden the base’: Looking at GST 20 years on
27 April 2021 • By John Buckley
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ATO finalises guidance on new discretion to retain refunds
27 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian
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CA ANZ pushes back against ATO’s ‘outdated’ personal services income approach
Chartered accountants have taken aim at the ATO’s “out of touch” approach to the allocation of professional firm...
26 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian
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WA man charged over $2.57m tax evasion, ATO impersonation
A Perth man could face up to 22 years in jail for impersonating an ATO officer and failing to declare $7 million in...
26 April 2021 • By John Buckley
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ATO promises not to ‘destroy’ businesses as it resumes debt collection
Businesses struggling with tax debts have been urged to re-engage with the ATO as it pledges not to “destroy the very...
23 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian
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Senator floats tax reform to lure business investment, immigration
Introducing a corporate tax concession, flexibility for entrepreneurs who don’t spend the entire financial year in...
23 April 2021 • By John Buckley
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Value behind traditional lodgements is diminishing, says the ATO
Tax agents who continue to base their value and business model around the traditional tax return will struggle as the...
22 April 2021 • By John Buckley
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Government reveals new disciplinary regime for tax financial advisers
Practitioners providing tax financial advice will no longer need to be registered with the Tax Practitioners Board...
20 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian
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FBT, CGT exemption draft legislation surfaces
Draft legislation for two federal budget announcements last October has now been released, including measures to...
19 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian