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$2.4m lost to tax scams, ACCC reports

Almost $2.4 million worth of scams was reported to the Tax Office in 2017, according to new statistics from the...

21 May 2018 • By Adrian Flores

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Rationale for shutting Everett assignments under question

A mid-tier has queried the government’s decision to disallow small business CGT concessions to those who undertake...

18 May 2018 • By Adrian Flores

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Stapled structures clampdown details released

The federal government has released draft legislation that will prevent foreign investors from capitalising on the tax...

17 May 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Unnecessarily complicated’: Tax Institute leads call for concessions...

The Tax Institute has called on the government to rethink and simplify its approach towards its eligibility criteria...

17 May 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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TPB highlights confidentiality concerns with Tax Office review

Tax practitioners looking to provide information about client experiences with the ATO in light of the investigation...

17 May 2018 • By Jotham Lian and Adam Zuchetti

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Cryptocurrency audits tipped to increase this EOFY

Audit activities around cryptocurrency are set to spike this tax time as part of the ATO’s broader risk analysis in...

16 May 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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CA ANZ flags Division 7A transition headache

The government’s announcement that unpaid present entitlements will now fall within the scope of Division 7A has...

15 May 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO clamps down on circular trust distributions

Family trusts will no longer be able to escape tax obligations by engaging in circular trust distributions, as the ATO...

14 May 2018 • By Jotham Lian