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‘Relatively common’ lodgement slip landing firms in hot water

Two firms which lost their AFSLs are the latest in a string of firms being captured by ASIC clamping down on lodgement...

10 November 2017 • By Katarina Taurian

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Vendors face headaches with new property tax rules

New rules for vendors designed to capture tax from foreign property investors are facing headwinds, with Australian...

08 November 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Bloody mess’ Tax Act could be worsened with changes

The government’s intentions to change and simplify Division 7A have been broadly welcomed, but certain tweaks slated...

08 November 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO’s December lodgement scrutiny tipped to increase

The tax office will likely up its surveillance and scrutiny of Australian firms around the impending base erosion and...

08 November 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Extended ATO delays’ expected to increase in wake of data spill

An already resources-tight tax office is tipped to be stretched even further in the wake of the Paradise Papers...

06 November 2017 • By Katarina Taurian

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Failures with accountant sees WA man sentenced

A former stockbroker whose dealings with an accountant saw his clients exposed to compliance action with the ATO, has...

06 November 2017 • By Katarina Taurian

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ATO set to investigate leads in tax data reveal

A major reveal from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has prompted the ATO to...

06 November 2017 • By Katarina Taurian

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Lobby grows for land taxes reform

Tax concessions including negative gearing and CGT discounts are counterproductive in assisting in housing...

06 November 2017 • By Jotham Lian