Two registered tax agents, QTR Accountants and Nicoh Group, have had their registrations terminated following 19 consumer complaints about their conduct....

Nearly 90 per cent of investors responding to a survey believe the Federal Opposition’s proposed removal of refundable franking credits will reduce their quality of life....

A new information-sharing initiative announced as part of the Women’s Economic Security Package will improve the Family Court’s visibility of the superannuation assets of...

New pension rules, combined with the ATO’s revised treatment of some existing practices surrounding exempt current pension income, have increased the workload of administ...

The AIST has welcomed an announcement from the Federal Opposition that it will move to amend key measures in the insurance in superannuation package now before Parliament...

The Tax Practitioners Board has revealed it currently has around 400 current investigations into tax practitioners, as the Federal Court upholds its decision to ban a for...

Commercial property lender Thinktank has urged regulators and the Government not to ban the use of limited recourse borrowing arrangements within SMSFs....

ASFA is encouraging the Government to consider expanding access to the exemption from the contributions work test to individuals with a total superannuation balance under...

The Institute of Public Accountants has called on the Government to legislate important safeguards in the proposed tax debt transparency regime to protect small businesse...

The Government has introduced more draft laws aimed at reforming superannuation, this time focusing on ensuring employers meet their superannuation obligations to employe...

Peter Bobbin points to the ‘alternative facts’ being peddled by the Australian Taxation Office with respect to the 2016 Federal Budget changes to superannuation....

The ATO has warned holiday homeowners it was cracking down on those who claimed tax deductions despite not renting out their property to tenants. ...

The ATO is likely to closely scrutinise the claims under the new asset write-off rules this year, according to H&R Block....

The ATO has announced its intention to take a broader digital approach to its services....