Skip to content

Don’t try and dodge the last week to lodge

By API User

With only a week before the 31 October deadline, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is urging those who haven’t already to lodge and finalise their tax return or engage with a registered tax agent to avoid late lodgment penalties. ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson said more than 9.5 million people have already lodged their returns, but we … Continued

ATO secures additional $6.4 billion from large corporates

By API User

As announced by the Treasurer yesterday, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has secured an additional $6.4 billion in tax revenue from Australia’s largest business and multinational entities for the 2022-23 financial year. ATO Commissioner Chris Jordan said this record high result is a product of the ATO’s vigorous scrutiny and continued compliance intervention into the … Continued

UNSW experts available for comment – Announcement of ‘High court strikes down Victoria’s electric vehicle tax’

By API User

Related media: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/18/victoria-electric-vehicle-tax-high-court-ruling-could-impact-nsw-wa-western-australia UNSW Business  Associate Professor Mark Humphrey-Jenner, School of Economics, UNSW Business School is available to comment.  Mark can be reached on his mobile at 0412965340 or by e-mail [email protected]. Professor Richard Holden, School of Economics, UNSW Business School is available to comment. He can be reached on his mobile at 0409446296 or … Continued

Tax agent enables unregistered preparers

By API User

The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) terminated the registration of Queensland tax agent, Gary Turner and imposed the maximum 5-year ban from reapplying for registration. Mr Turner showed total disregard for the tax profession and the welfare of taxpayers when he allowed unregistered preparers to dodge the registration requirements. He did this by allowing the unregistered … Continued

ATO reminds businesses to pay before they disclose their debts

By API User

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning businesses to engage with their tax and super obligations to avoid having their debts disclosed to credit reporting agencies. As the ATO shifts back to business-as-usual debt collection, as of July 2023 it has issued Notices of intent to disclose business tax debts to more than 22,000 businesses with a … Continued

Rejigging Stage 3 tax cuts could save up to $130b

By API User

Rejigging the flawed Stage 3 tax cuts would save up to $130 billion over a decade while delivering a bigger slice of the pie to 80% of taxpayers, new Australia Institute research shows. Better Stage 3: Fairer tax cuts for more Australians sets out a clear pathway for the government to deliver Stage 3 tax cuts … Continued

Deadline for ‘DIY’ tax returns just around the corner

By API User

As the 31 October deadline approaches, the Australian Taxation office (ATO) is reminding people to lodge their returns or engage with a registered tax agent to avoid late lodgment penalties. ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson said more than 7.9 million people have already lodged their returns, which is about 400,000 less lodgments than this time last year. … Continued

Tax agent misappropriates millions in client funds

By API User

Benjamin Carter, a Penrith tax agent, has had his registration terminated with the maximum 5-year ban applied from reapplying to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) for registration. Mr Carter misappropriated over $20 million in client funds to support his lifestyle and gambling debts. The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) investigation uncovered that Mr Carter, had breached … Continued

Multimillion dollar deception stopped

By API User

Tax agent Isaac Brown, from Victoria has had his registration terminated after lodging false business activity statements (BAS) totalling millions of dollars. The termination also includes the maximum 5-year ban from re-applying as a tax practitioner. Investigations revealed Mr Brown, operating as Ausred Accounting, had breached 5 items of the Code of Professional Conduct (Code), … Continued