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‘We can’t audit our way out of this’: ATO bosses defend work-related expenses...

ATO bosses have watered down suggestions that their compliance focus on work-related expenses is a crackdown, and said...

02 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Court time for one third of ASIC's enforcement activity

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01 March 2018 • By Reporter

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First lot of big business tax data for new laws lands at ATO

The tax office has received its first tranche of Country-by-Country reports revealing the financials of multinationals...

01 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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New guidance shows onus firmly with Aussie tax agents in offshoring setups

The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has released practical guidance to help tax practitioners understand their...

01 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Bad tax advice leaves financial adviser with $3m damages bill

A former financial adviser has been ordered to pay almost $3 million in damages after being taken to court for her tax...

28 February 2018 • By Killian Plastow

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New CGT changes tipped to impact Aussie expats, trigger ‘property Armageddon’

Proposed legislation to deny foreign residents access to capital gains tax exemptions will see a mass sell-off of...

28 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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‘We will take strong action’: ATO outlines cryptocurrency plans for tax time

The tax office is “strongly encouraging” taxpayers to review cryptocurrency guidance, ahead of its surveillance and...

27 February 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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ASIC signals 2018 focus on accounting standards in fresh report

The corporate regulator outlined areas that professionals should be particularly careful with as new accounting...

27 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian