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‘I’m very cynical’: Tax Institute fronts government on tax mess
An “unnecessary array” of taxes and inefficiencies has been presented to the government, but the road to reform...
13 August 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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ATO defends tax gap report as 500 agents circled
13 August 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Additional rules surface with stapled structures clampdown
10 August 2018 • By Reporter
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Tax cuts debate fires up at govt hearing
The prospect of backflipping on or stagnating company tax cuts plans has been met with dire warnings at a hearing this...
10 August 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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ATO concedes error on tax withholding calculator
The tax office has admitted to making an error on its tax withholding calculator, which may have caused employers who...
09 August 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Reform will come: FOFA father predicts life for accountants post Royal...
Accountants and financial advisers will be operating in a “very different environment” after the royal commission,...
08 August 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
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ATO’s corporate residency guidance cops backlash
The tax office’s new approach to determining whether entities are resident under the central management and control...
08 August 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Govt hears of software, cost barriers in STP hold-ups
A standing committee has heard of extremely low take-up of impending single touch payroll (STP) changes, with “time...
08 August 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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New accounting standard ‘seriously underestimated’
Businesses with operating leases are set to be substantially impacted by the new AASB 16 Leases standard, as one firm...
08 August 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Compliance costs of FBT undergo review, accountants urged to speak up
The Board of Taxation will be reaching out to accounting professionals and their clients as they undertake a review of...
07 August 2018 • By Jotham Lian