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End-of-year tax scams set to spike as ATO issues warning

With over $2.1 million paid to scammers impersonating the ATO this year, the Tax Office is warning of yet another...

04 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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SG amnesty clears lower house, ATO urges employers not to wait

A bill proposing to grant a one-off superannuation guarantee amnesty has now been passed by the House of...

02 December 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Show respect to tax agents’: Cultural change demanded at the ATO

A professional accounting body believes a structural rethink at the ATO will help spur a change in culture that will...

29 November 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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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

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Controversial CGT bill progresses as apportionment calls fall on deaf ears

A controversial tax bill that proposes to deny non-residents access to capital gains tax exemptions has now been...

27 November 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO appeals to Full Federal Court over backpacker tax decision

The ATO has appealed to the Full Federal Court regarding an earlier decision on the application of the backpacker tax.

27 November 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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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

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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