Tax

modified tax treaty tabled by government
Tax

Modified tax treaty tabled by government

The federal government has released draft legislation that will allow it to quickly modify existing bilateral tax...
12 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO defends position as ‘recklessness, fraud’ surface with popular deductions

The tax office has further outlined its plans to up investment in its surveillance of work-related expenses as errors...
08 February 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
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Tax

New GST, property development laws introduced creating more compliance work

The government yesterday introduced legislation to force compliance with GST law by dodgy property developers, and it...
08 February 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
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Tax

Million-dollar plus penalties introduced for cash economy cheats

The government’s ongoing crackdown on the black economy has gone up a notch, with penalties of over $1 million on the...
08 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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Case for GST reform put to government

The Tax Institute has told the federal government there is a strong case to review the effectiveness and...
07 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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CPA fears bad consumer outcomes as TPB’s budgets struggle

CPA Australia is calling on the federal government to boost funding for the Tax Practitioners Board, fearing...
07 February 2018 • By Katarina Taurian
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Tax

‘Watch very closely’: mid-tier flags fuel tax credit change delay

The late release of the December consumer price index by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has delayed the fuel tax...
06 February 2018 • By Jotham Lian
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ATO reminds accountants about common GST slip-up

A common client error with GST is something tax agents should watch out for as the tax profession edges closer towards...
06 February 2018 • By Reporter