Businesses with an annual turnover of less than $2 million with an activity statement debt will be offered a twelve month general interest charge (GIC) free payment arran...

Certain transactions may breach in-house asset rules and trustees should be wary of suspect arrangements....

ASFA has succeeded in gaining relief from the requirement to track down temporary residents whose super monies have been transferred to the ATO, a move which will represe...

SAM WALL responds to financial planners’ top queries following the recent Federal Budget....

Businesses are being warned against entering into uncommercial insurance arrangements in pursuit of tax deductions....

There was a fair amount of confusion when the concessional contribution caps were introduced in the 2006 Federal Budget, and now it appears the ATO's own systems are misc...

Additional funding from the 2009 Federal Budget will be used to target companies that phoenix in order to avoid meeting their employees' superannuation requirements, the ...

The Australian National Audit Office has identified shortcomings in the way the ATO surveys serious non-compliance and defines fraud....

The Australian Taxation Office has issued a warning to taxpayers who have received retail premium payments....

The Budget changes to superannuation arrangements have prompted the ATO to issue a warning to SMSF trustees about the use of negotiable instruments....

There are still a number of legal issues that need to be resolved by the ATO and Treasury in relation to borrowing within SMSFs, and these grey areas represent a potentia...

CRAIG DAY considers whether trustees of an SMSF can intentionally acquire a residential property from a related party of the fund....

Now is the perfect time to ensure your client is able to claim a tax deduction for super contributions, writes STEPHEN BONE....

With a changing super environment, MARTIN BRECKON considers how planners can manage their clients’ contributions. ...