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  1. How to avoid getting scammed this tax time

    dollars? Well, if that number makes you weak at the knees, just know that this is how much scammers got out of Australians last year. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) 10th annual Targeting scams report highlights that scams...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Lindsay Brown, LogMeIn
    • Category: Tax
  2. Proposed tax debt disclosure set to put an end to ‘unofficial ATO bank’

    interest charges. Entities that do not effectively engage the ATO in respect of the tax debt will be up for disclosure. The last criterion will require that the entity does not have an active complaint with the Inspector-General of Taxation concerning...

  3. $10bn in refunds paid out as taxpayers ignore early lodging warnings

    this year has seen the ATO refund $10 billion to taxpayers this tax time, tracking more than $2 billion from this time last year. Over 4 million tax return refunds have now been sent out, compared to 3 million refunds issued in the same period last...

  4. ATO eyes undisclosed foreign income as fresh offshore data rolls in

    have financial dealings in countries like China, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Singapore and the United States. Last year, 106 Australians who were suspected of utilising tax evasion schemes through holding unnamed numbered Swiss bank accounts were...

  5. Proposal to hold directors liable for GST set to pierce corporate veil

    says an insolvency specialist. With the reintroduction of Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 last month, the commissioner could soon be allowed to collect estimates of anticipated GST liabilities and make company directors...

  6. PwC posts double-digit revenue growth

    its full-year results to 30 June 2019, delivering 11 per cent revenue growth to $2.6 billion, up from $2.35 billion last year. Its assurance business had its strongest year of growth in the past seven years, with its audit business growing by 9 per cent...

  7. KPMG credits royal commission fallout for strong FY19 results

    has announced a 9 per cent increase in revenue to $1.78 billion, for the 12 months to 30 June 2019, up from $1.64 billion last year. KPMG chief executive Gary Wingrove said key contributors to the growth included supporting financial services clients...

  8. What tax agents need to know right now by CPA Australia

    the end of July. More than half of these were lodged by self-preparers via myTax – a 34 per cent increase on the same time last year. Tax agent-prepared individual returns are also up by 6 per cent. Tax agents will be well aware that this year’s...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: CPA Australia
    • Category: Tax
  9. Scam losses set to exceed half a billion dollars for the first time: ACCC

    projected scam losses to exceed $532 million by the end of the year, surpassing half a billion dollars for the first time. Last year, over $489 million was lost to scammers, with ATO impersonation scams contributing to over $2.8 million in losses. ATO...

  10. AAT refuses long-standing tax agent’s application ‘in public interest’

    debt and $515,705.05 in Client Activity Centre debt. The company had owed a CAC debt continuously since May 2007, and the last payment towards it was $226.73 in July 2018. Mr Coogan also failed to pay five Director Penalty Notices (DPN) totalling...

  11. Professional associations hit back at TPB registration proposal

    registration pathway for its members, pushing back on suggestions to follow developments in the financial planning space. Last week, Treasury released a discussion paper on its independent review of the Tax Practitioners Board, suggesting a lift in...

  12. Inappropriate accounting treatment dominates ASIC results

    to focus on the impact of the new accounting standards on revenue and financial instruments, repeating its previous warnings last year. It also previously announced its focus for 30 June 2019 financial reports, with new accounting standards on revenue...

  13. ICB questions diploma-level entry qualification proposal

    instead, argues a professional association. In a discussion paper on the review of the Tax Practitioners Board, released last week, a consultation point raised the question of whether the primary educational qualification for a BAS agent should be...

  14. Federal Court shoots down Sydney accountant’s ban appeal

    TM Index). Mr Wang brought his appeal to the Federal Court after the Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirmed the decision last year. In dismissing Mr Wang’s appeal, the Federal Court upheld the AAT’s findings that Mr Wang had a dishonest state of mind...

  15. ASIC commits to naming and shaming largest audit firms

    across the six largest firms. It will also shorten the time frame for its next inspection period, with results for the last 12 months set to be released by the end of the year, down from the usual 18-month period. “ASIC acknowledges that while audit...

  16. MYOB CEO Tim Reed steps down

    online classifieds company Scout24 AG, will succeed Mr Reed as chief executive from 16 September. Mr Reed, who has spent the last 16 years at MYOB, including 12 years as chief executive, will continue to support MYOB’s business strategy in the role of...

  17. Unregistered agent arrested as Treasury considers new TPB sanctions

    said the case demonstrated the ability for various agencies to work together to crack down on unregistered preparers. Late last month, the ATO said it was concerned about the number of people claiming to be tax agents, often promising refunds that sound...

  18. Timing issues highlighted with private company share transfers

    enforce ownership, that’s transfer of beneficial ownership,” he told delegates at the SMSF Association Technical Day last week. “The ATO will accept that if that happens before the time you update the share registry, then that’s the time of the...

  19. Pressure mounts for tertiary providers to review accounting education

    will not be adequate for the next decade. The accounting education landscape has attracted a lot of attention over the last few years, with universities conceding that a typical three-year undergraduate program is insufficient in ensuring graduates are...

  20. Senate establishes inquiry into audit quality

    the regulation of auditing in Australia has now been established, as questions over audit quality continue to be raised. Last week, the Senate voted to establish an inquiry into the regulation of auditing, with the Parliamentary Joint Committee on...