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Tax Office insurance data haul to capture ‘ordinary’ taxpayers

The ATO’s pursuit of policy details from insurers is a “tried and tested way” of catching wealthy tax cheats, but its...

27 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Full Federal Court rules in SGC test case

The Full Federal Court has ruled that horseracing clubs and state racing boards are required to pay superannuation...

19 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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High-wealth clients targeted in ATO insurance data grab

Around 350,000 high-net-worth taxpayers with lifestyle assets are set to undergo scrutiny from the ATO after it...

18 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Super bills in limbo as new year approaches

Tax practitioners are still waiting on a number of important pieces of legislation promised by the government as the...

18 December 2019 • By Sarah Kendell

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MYEFO springs new ATO record-keeping course

The Commissioner of Taxation will soon be allowed to direct business owners to undertake an approved record-keeping...

17 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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CGT rollovers set for Board of Taxation review

The Board of Taxation will now undertake a review of capital gains tax rollover rules in a bid to simplify the...

16 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax transparency: The time for change is now

On 3 April 2016, the world woke up to revelations in the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper laying bare the murky use of...

13 December 2019 • By Judy Kuszewski, Global Reporting Initiative

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ASIC puts firms on notice as audit quality falls

Overall audit quality, including those at the big four accounting firms, dropped this year despite greater scrutiny,...

13 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian