Tax
Tax
Crypto a ‘minefield’ of tax and regulation
Watch your step when dealing with digital assets and follow the ATO guidelines, accountants warned.
16 November 2022 • By Malavika Santhebennur
Tax
Budget increase plus CPI will push up lodgement penalties 35%
15 November 2022 • By Josh Needs
Tax
Higher tax or audit: the professional firm profits dilemma
15 November 2022 • By Josh Needs
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Offspring living with parents miss out on 67c WFH rate
Paying “board” is a private arrangement says the ATO and cannot be used to claim the revised 67c fixed work-from-home...
11 November 2022 • By Philip King
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WFH 67c fixed rate ‘opaque and too demanding’
Tax professionals slam the ATO’s revisions for their increased record-keeping requirements and say the rate leaves...
10 November 2022 • By Philip King
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Pensioner work scheme ‘will fail to ease skill shortage’
An ability to earn an extra $4,000 this year before losing benefits has insufficient time to make an impact,...
09 November 2022 • By Philip King
Tax
Big-end-of-town tax: miners, banks pay up, but for one-third it’s zip
Just seven companies paid 40 per cent of the $69 billion income tax reaped from 2,500 large corporations.
04 November 2022 • By Josh Needs
Tax
Off-market buyback measure sparks fears of further policy change
Two separate measures relating to franking credits in the space of two months have set alarm bells ringing at the SMSF...
04 November 2022 • By Miranda Brownlee
Tax
Why the devil lurks in budget detail
The budget was framed as a reset of fiscal policy by Labor, but the government gave a wide berth to tax reform and had...
04 November 2022 • By Robyn Jacobson
Tax
What does the Minerva case mean for trust distributions?
The Federal Court upheld the ATO’s view that there was an anti-avoidance scheme at work.
04 November 2022 • By John Jeffreys