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ATO to up work-from-home focus this tax time

The Tax Office has earmarked home office expenses as a key focus area this tax time, citing a lack of education...
12 September 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Alternative to tax cuts floated amid Senate stalemate

The government has been urged to consider alternatives to slashing the corporate tax rate to deliver tax cuts,...
11 September 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Tax experts contemplate small business tax cut plans

The government’s plan to accelerate small business company tax cuts could bring about a raft of short-term problems...
10 September 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Over $53m worth of tax time errors detected so far

More than $53 million in errors and over 112,000 tax returns have been corrected in the first two months of tax time...
10 September 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Tax agents used in new scam

Fraudsters are impersonating both the ATO and tax agents in an attempt to scam funds from taxpayers.
07 September 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
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ATO flags alternatives, flexibility for next STP deadline

Hundreds of thousands of micro-businesses may be allowed alternative reporting mechanisms under the Single Touch...
07 September 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
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New tax avoidance rules kick in, corporate clients on notice

With hybrid mismatch rules now in place, accountants have been urged to act quickly to determine if their corporate...
07 September 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Franking credits, outsourcing targeted as multimillion dollar tax gap published

The ATO has released its tax gap findings for superannuation, showing franking credits and outsourced data form part...
06 September 2018 • By Katarina Taurian