Tax

Michael Cranston
Tax

‘Keep reminding the ATO of the cost’: Former deputy commissioner flags audit...

Tax practitioners should remind ATO audit officers of the cost of compliance when facing exhaustive requests for...
18 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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AAT
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AAT rejects navy sailor’s work-related claims

A taxpayer, who the ATO contends bought work-related equipment “out of the generosity of his own heart”, has had his...
17 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian
work from home tax
Tax

Investment bank floats 5% work from home tax

Employees who continue to work from home after the pandemic should be taxed for the privilege, an investment bank has...
17 November 2020 • By Cameron Micallef
NSW lifts payroll tax threshold
Tax

NSW lifts payroll tax threshold

The New South Wales government has announced further cuts to payroll tax as it aims to lower unemployment numbers.
16 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian
Deborah Jenkins
Tax

ATO, Treasury plead for return to on-time lodging ‘rhythm’

Tax professionals have been urged to get clients to continue lodging as the ATO and the Treasury encourage businesses...
13 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian
NSW considers following SA down electric vehicle tax path
Tax

NSW considers following SA down electric vehicle tax path

The NSW government will strongly consider the introduction of an electric vehicle tax, just days after South Australia...
13 November 2020 • By Cameron Micallef
Small-business coronavirus grants set to be income tax-free under new bill
Tax

Small-business coronavirus grants set to be income tax-free under new bill

A new bill that ensures state and territory grants issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic are not subject to...
12 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian
TPB called to rethink expansion of tax financial adviser services
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TPB called to rethink expansion of tax financial adviser services

The Tax Practitioners Board has been told to slow its plans down to expand the remit of tax financial advisers.
12 November 2020 • By Jotham Lian