Snakes & ladders
Pending changes will significantly influence end-of-year tax and accounting planning, while chartered accountants are being urged to factor in key business tax measures that are set to take effect...
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Talking tax with Marg Marshall
Marg Marshall FCA is the president of The Tax Institute and a partner at WLF Accounting & Advisory in Tasmania. She explains why SME firms are facing an especially challenging time and the fundamental...
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The tax office has cryptocurrencies in its sights
An early 2022 survey by Roy Morgan found that over one million Australians own at least one type of cryptocurrency, redefining crypto’s place within investment portfolios...
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Bitcoin bonanza – or tax-time headache?
Investing in cryptocurrencies, even by SMSFs, is now more common, with up to half a million taxpayers actively in the market last year. But tax authorities are warning they will track down crypto...
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Get ready for Tax Time 2018
CAs need to be prepared for questions from clients about how the tax policies of major Australian political parties could affect their future tax status...
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Tighter SME capital gains tax rules may be ‘adverse’
Proposed government changes to tighten capital gains tax concessions for small business could have unintended consequences for SMEs, farmers and others, according to a CA ANZ submission...
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New ATO scrutiny for corporates
An Australian Taxation Office (ATO) submission to a Senate inquiry signals a focus on surging thin-cap manipulation and details other measures to reduce the corporate tax gap...
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Simplifying single touch payroll
The new single touch payroll system comes into effect on 1 July this year. What do accountants need to know and tell their clients?...
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Corporate tax wins for ATO
Corporate giants now accept that shifting millions in profits to havens such as Bermuda is “not right”, says ATO chief Chris Jordan...
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Tax agents still least happy with ATO service
The ATO scores high on integrity but lower on service and technology in its latest survey, which shows little improvement in community perceptions...
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ATO's 2018 hit list targets smaller tax avoiders
In an interview with Acuity, Australian Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan FCA spells out his new agenda for 2018, where he sets small business and big spenders in his sights...
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ATO powers up with data-matching tech
More powerful data-matching tools from the ATO are catching out more tax avoiders. What can accountants do to comply?...
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The strangest excuses for not paying your tax on time
Each year people fail to pay their tax on time. We asked the Australian Tax Office and New Zealand’s Inland Revenue for some of the strangest excuses they have received...
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Is taxation ethical and fair?
When is it ethical to levy a tax and what are the ethics of seeking to minimise, let alone trying to avoid, your tax obligations?...
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Budget 2017 wrap
A detailed look at the key components of Treasurer Scott Morrison’s 2017 Budget, handed down on 9 May, 2017...