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Tax debt transparency laws: the ATO’s new 'big stick'

New proposed tax debt transparency laws have the potential to incur “severe repercussions” should the ATO make a...

15 January 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Major drama’ in Country-by-Country reporting despite extension

The former chair of Kreston Australia has weighed in on the Country-by-Country reporting requirements saga, finding...

10 January 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Muddled’ housing policy needs reworking, says mid-tier

A mid-tier firm has hit back at the recently legislated First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS), labelling the mixing of...

10 January 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Be calm despite ‘outrageous’ tax rates, says Tax Institute

The government has been urged to resist a knee-jerk response to the sweeping US corporate tax rate cuts despite a...

09 January 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Solid case to reform ‘terribly inefficient’ FBT, trust rules, stamp duty

The administrative burdens imposed by fringe benefits tax, the taxation of trusts and stamp duty are hitting clients’...

08 January 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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Real estate lobby pressures government for further tax concessions

The federal government is being pushed to open superannuation further for first home buyers, and expand the scope of...

08 January 2018 • By Charbel Kadib and Katarina Taurian

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Government pushed on loan guarantee scheme for small firms

The government is being urged by one accounting body to introduce a state-backed loan guarantee scheme in a bid to...

08 January 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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ASIC acts again on licensee’s compliance holes

Failure to lodge financial statements and auditor's reports was the undoing of one licensee this week, and newly...

04 January 2018 • By Katarina Taurian