Tax

Alexander Laureti
Tax

‘Be prepared’ if you move away from business benchmarks

Shifting away from key business benchmarks with SME clients may require more intense justification than usual from the...
24 July 2019 • By Reporter

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ASIC
Tax

ASIC fires warning as it disqualifies, imposes conditions on a number of...

ASIC has moved to disqualify three SMSF auditors, and imposed conditions on a further 14, as it sends out a stern...
23 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian
Paul Drum
Tax

Professional associations told to maintain tax reform pressure

CPA Australia has called on its fellow professional associations to “not drop the ball” on good tax policy plans...
23 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian
Parliament house
Tax

Changes to director GST liability set for debate

Parliament is set to consider a bill containing measures aimed at countering illegal phoenix activities, including...
22 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian
Karen Foat
Tax

Early lodgement spike sparks tax assessment fears

With tax return lodgements now up by 24 per cent over last year, fears have been raised that this could result in a...
19 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian
Craig Day
Tax

Tax Office releases ‘welcome guidance’ on death benefit income streams

The ATO has provided guidance on what action SMSF trustees should take where they have failed to meet the minimum...
18 July 2019 • By Miranda Brownlee
ATO
Tax

ATO releases new toolkit amid rental property scrutiny

The ATO has now released a new toolkit for clients with rental property after it found that nine out of 10 deductions...
18 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian
Federal Court of Australia
Tax

Federal Court paves way for taxpayer to argue ATO owes duty of care

The Federal Court has held that a taxpayer’s argument that the commissioner owes a duty of care is “reasonably...
17 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian