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ATO to visit 2,000 tax agents to capture early-stage problems

The ATO is set to visit over 2,000 tax agents a year in a bid to spot pressured agents who are on the cusp of becoming...

19 June 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax Office reveals adventurous, dubious claims ahead of tax time

The ATO has released several case studies of adventurous and misguided expenses claims from taxpayers, but some fear...

18 June 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Popular deduction in ATO’s firing line after 20% spike

Work-related clothing and laundry claims are on notice this tax time as part of the ATO’s broader push to quash...

15 June 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Public accountants urged to embrace SG amnesty

Accountants should take advantage of the government’s superannuation guarantee (SG) amnesty that will allow their...

15 June 2018 • By Adrian Flores

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ATO hits back at ‘costly’ calls to police its disputes, litigation process

The tax office has questioned the need for a bill to enforce tougher litigation obligations, while refuting claims...

14 June 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Accountants spy shift in treatment of GST, income tax rulings

The ATO has been pushed to explain an inconsistency with the treatment of objections to private rulings in respect to...

13 June 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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TPB spies on unregistered agents online, launches new tax time campaign

The Tax Practitioners Board has launched a campaign targeting small businesses and individual taxpayers to warn them...

13 June 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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New bill set to hand super, salary win to wealthy clients

High-net-worth clients are likely to have a superannuation change work to increase their take-home salaries and remove...

08 June 2018 • By Katarina Taurian