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ATO set to launch tax record application system

Tax agents will soon be able to apply for a statement of tax record on behalf of their clients bidding for government...

08 May 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax Office reveals disqualified trustees register

The ATO has now published a list of 2,862 disqualified trustees to aid accountants assisting with the set-up of SMSFs...

07 May 2019 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Labor promises tax deduction for small business

Labor has promised a 30 per cent tax deduction for small businesses that hire younger or older jobseekers who have...

06 May 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Franking credit recipients ‘already on public purse’, says Shorten

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has pushed back on suggestions that his franking credits changes will cause self-funded...

02 May 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Big four reveals partners’ average tax rate

PwC has revealed that its partners pay an average effective tax rate of 37 per cent, in response to recent scrutiny...

01 May 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Crypto transactions in ATO sights with new data-matching program

Up to 1 million taxpayers who have engaged in buying, selling or transferring cryptocurrency will now be subject to...

01 May 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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AAT affirms TPB’s termination of tax agent registration

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld a decision by the Tax Practitioners Board to terminate a tax agent’s...

30 April 2019 • By Miranda Brownlee

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ATO defends use of debt recovery action in ‘exceptional circumstances’

The Tax Office has defended its use of debt recovery action, arguing that it does so only in “exceptional...

30 April 2019 • By Jotham Lian