Tax

Tax

Commissioner acts on deceased estates dilemma

The commissioner will exercise his rarely used remedial powers to allow tax agents access to deceased clients’ tax...

27 November 2019 • By Jotham Lian

more from tax

Tax

Retrospective CGT bill derided

A parliamentary committee has hit out at the retrospective application of a bill that aims to remove foreign...

26 November 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Tax

How the gig economy could create hidden tax issues for contractors and employers

Workers and employers are benefiting from the burgeoning gig economy in which people work part-time or on a project...

22 November 2019 • By Tony Ince and Kane Zaknich, RSM Australia

Tax

$1.7m GST fraud lands former newsreader in jail

A former Victorian newsreader will now face two years and 10 months in jail after evading $1.73 million in taxes from...

22 November 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Tax

Can STP solve Australia’s underpayment woes? The ASBFEO thinks so

A novel proposal to incorporate modern awards into the ATO’s new payroll reporting system has been flagged as a way to...

21 November 2019 • By Jotham Lian and Adam Zuchetti

Tax

Small businesses hold off on tax returns due to fear of retribution

Some businesses are holding back on lodging their tax returns because of cash flow problems, ironically driven by a...

21 November 2019 • By Adam Zuchetti

Tax

FBT changes hit car parking arrangements

Draft changes to the car parking fringe benefits taxation ruling could see more business clients subject to fringe...

20 November 2019 • By Jotham Lian

Tax

Housing inequality could ignite the death tax debate

The growing trend of housing inequality could again ignite debate around a purported need to reinstate a death tax in...

20 November 2019 • By Grace Ormsby