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Accountants face client backlash over blizzard of tax changes

Revised rules require fresh advice but clients often blame their tax professional, says Tim Munro.
20 February 2023 • By Philip King

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Most taxpayers ‘will be in the dark’ about WFH changes

The ATO should have postponed its revisions to the work-from-home claims regime until next financial year, says H&R...
17 February 2023 • By Philip King
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ATO defends changes to WFH rate, record-keeping regime

Media campaign will get taxpayers up to speed but most are already keeping good records, assistant commissioner says.
17 February 2023 • By Philip King
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ATO sticks to its guns in revised WFH deductions regime

The finalised guidance, released yesterday, introduces stricter record-keeping requirements and a fresh rate per hour.
16 February 2023 • By Philip King
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ATO turns spotlight on holding companies set up to avoid tax

Involvement in such schemes could involve “serious penalties” for taxpayers and agents promoting them.
15 February 2023 • By Philip King
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What the Guardian case tells us about following advice

The court’s view differs from the approach of the ATO in its s100A ruling.
10 February 2023 • By Andrew Gardiner
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ATO turns up the heat on holiday home deductions

Accountants must ask all the right questions about what clients really do with their summer houses.
10 February 2023 • By Josh Needs
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How the Guardian case shines a light on reimbursement agreements

In a seminal decision about how s100A applies to trust distributions, the Federal Court rejected the ATO’s position.
08 February 2023 • By John Jeffreys