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Let dodgy clients go: TPB lays down law for tax agents

The Tax Practitioners Board has defended its ability to police rogue tax agents and has called on agents to dob in...

23 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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$4m penalty issued in R&D tax case

The Federal Court has ordered a company to pay $4.25 million to the Commissioner of Taxation for its promotion of...

21 March 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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Upcoming budget tipped to target popular deductions

Ongoing and high-level warnings from the tax office about work-related expenses is prompting predictions the federal...

21 March 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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Government, ATO cash blitz tipped to raise $5bn

The ongoing crackdown on the black economy, which captures businesses with a heavy cash focus, could generate up to $5...

21 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax office releases new cryptocurrency updates

Ahead of tax time, the ATO has released a checklist of crucial regulatory considerations for SMSFs investing in...

20 March 2018 • By Katarina Taurian and Miranda Brownlee

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'You can't put a firm in jail': ASIC backs its compliance approach

The corporate regulator has defended its use of enforceable undertakings as a way of effecting “enduring change”...

20 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO trials new compliance tool for SG payments

The tax office has doubled its number of SG non-compliance cases and has been testing a new analytic model for...

19 March 2018 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Fraud charges laid following ASIC, accounting firm investigations

A company director has been charged with three counts of fraud following an investigation by the corporate regulator...

19 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian