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Tax agent who told ATO officer to commit ‘suicide’ disqualified

A tax agent who engaged in unprofessional and threatening conduct towards ATO and TPB officers has been denied a stay...
05 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian

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Alison Haines
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Law firm snags tax expert

A former big four tax consultant has now joined a national law firm as it looks to expand its tax offering.
02 February 2021 • By Reporter
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‘No successful claims for dead or fictitious employees’: ATO denies JobKeeper...

The Tax Office has denied processing JobKeeper payments to dead or fictitious workers after new internal documents...
01 February 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Tony Greco
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Revisit unincorporated small business tax discount, government told

Significantly increasing the unincorporated small business tax discount’s $1,000 cap to a meaningful amount should be...
25 January 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Elinor Kasapidis
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‘Back to the drawing board’: CPA Australia pours cold water on new tax deduction

The government has been told to abandon plans to allow taxpayers to claim deductions for education and training...
22 January 2021 • By Jotham Lian
ATO
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ATO pushed to ensure pro-bono tax clinics don’t crowd out practitioners

Tax clinics providing free support to vulnerable taxpayers should continue to be a feature of the tax system, but...
22 January 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Fletch Heinemann
Tax

Payroll tax audit activity surges as a result of data matching

We have recently seen a surge in payroll tax audit activity as the state revenue authorities have received data from...
21 January 2021 • By Fletch Heinemann, Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
ATO urged to clarify JobKeeper repayments tax treatment
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ATO urged to clarify JobKeeper repayments tax treatment

With large corporate firms now beginning to return JobKeeper payments, the Tax Office has been urged to confirm if...
21 January 2021 • By Jotham Lian