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Over 5k tax agents in firing line of new TPB blitz

Agents with outstanding personal tax obligations – such as debts or overdue lodgment – have a brief window to act...
11 December 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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Reporting issues persist for superannuation funds

The Tax Office is continuing to see a number of reporting issues crop up with commutation authorities among...
10 December 2018 • By Miranda Brownlee
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Expat tax traps flagged for foreign transfers

Foreign transfers often trigger significant tax consequences, particularly from the US, prompting one actuary to...
10 December 2018 • By Miranda Brownlee
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Dodgy property strategy captured this tax time

The Tax Office’s data-matching program has uncovered a tax evasion strategy involving rental property declarations.
10 December 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
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Senate passes bill on tricky super issues

A bill that will resolve a technical issue with reversionary transition to retirement income streams has now been...
07 December 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
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Revamp in the works for Tax Institute’s education arm

The Tax Institute will begin offering new learning methods, including shorter, digitally enabled content in a bid to...
07 December 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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CGT bill delay prompts flak from Labor

Labor has hit out at the delays in debating a bill proposing changes to capital gains tax exemption, with concerns...
07 December 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Tax agent intervention program ‘not an audit’

The Tax Office has detailed its tax agent early intervention program, emphasising that it will not be an audit but...
07 December 2018 • By Jotham Lian