The ATO's offer of reduced penalties in exchange for the full disclosure of undeclared offshore income will close next week....
In a speech addressing the Agribusiness Association of Australia, David Bryant explains why tax-effective managed investment funds are fundamentally flawed and pose a sig...
ATO outlines clampdown on GST fraud and the cash economy....
Over the last few years Australians have become more generous with donations and gifting to charities. Keat Chew explains why some are taking the extra step of setting up...
The deadline for the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO's) crackdown on foreign tax havens is fast approaching, with only one month to go before the voluntary disclosure i...
As the end of the current financial year approaches, Craig Day provides SMSF trustees with some tax tips for the year end - along with the traps to avoid....
Nearly 500 people were convicted of tax and superannuation offences in the first quarter of 2010 alone....
ATO offers series of free seminars for people running SMSFs....
Accountants may seek compensation from the ATO as a result of damage to their reputation and bottom lines following problems flowing from the ATO's switch to a new IT sys...
The Australian Taxation Office is requisitioning bank records to enable data matching as part of a crackdown on tax havens....
The ATO's crackdown on the cash economy has succeeded in extracting an extra $127 million and identifying businesses under stress....
The National Institute of Accountants has accused the ATO and major superannuation funds of contributing to negativity around SMSFs....
Stephen Heath explains how a draft ruling by the Australian Taxation Office raises question marks about the long term use of trusts as an effective tax structure for fami...
A tougher approach by the ATO to excess contributions has prompted SPAA to call for transitional relief....
The ATO is considering changes to income tax laws that currently provide the Commissioner of Taxation with an unlimited period to make an amendment to a taxpayer's assess...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...