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New legislation changes set to target another tax loophole

The federal government has released another raft of draft changes to legislation in a bid to address arrangements...

07 March 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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Scammers target tax in voicemail hoax

After targeting Australians in a fraudulent email related to income tax, scammers are now leaving voicemails to...

07 March 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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Tax reform a ‘smouldering heap’ in Australia, says mid-tier

Following a public lash out from former Treasury secretary and architect of the Henry Tax Review, Ken Henry, a...

06 March 2018 • By Katarina Taurian

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Incoming property, GST laws a ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’

Tax practitioners have been urged to pay close attention to the debate on proposed legislation concerning GST...

06 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO cautions accountants on robo-advice spruikers

As robo-advisers increasingly sell their services to accountants without full AFSLs, the tax office issued a statement...

02 March 2018 • By Miranda Brownlee

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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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Corporate insolvencies tumble despite a rise on the personal front

Corporate insolvencies have fallen to their lowest levels since the 2004-05 financial year, with the number of...

02 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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Payroll tax debate stirs up nationally

The inefficiencies of payroll tax have been put back on the national agenda, as politicians look for budget and...

01 March 2018 • By Jotham Lian