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  1. A third of high-balance SMSFs in ATO’s sights

    misuse of super tax concessions, with a number of cases still active. Addressing SMSF Adviser’s SMSF Summit 2019 in Perth last week, ATO assistant commissioner Dana Fleming said the top 100 SMSFs in the sector had over $8.3 billion in assets between...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sarah Kendell
    • Category: Super
  2. ‘Show respect to tax agents’: Cultural change demanded at the ATO

    out its analysis of the individuals and small business tax gap. Commissioner Chris Jordan drew the ire of the profession last year when he pointed out that agent-prepared returns in the individuals space required more adjustments than self-prepared...

  3. Assistant Treasurer puts ATO on notice over tax profession interaction

    taxpayers with rental properties being represented by a tax agent. The Assistant Treasurer’s predecessor, Stuart Robert, had last year promised to hold the Commissioner of Taxation to concept of “grace”, in response to complaints around the ATO’s...

  4. Former credit union boss faces criminal charges

    Kingston, of Windsor, Queensland, will now face up to 10 years’ imprisonment. Appearing in the Brisbane Magistrates Court last week, Mr Kingston has been charged with three counts of dishonest use of his position as a director of BCU; two counts of...

  5. Illegal phoenix behaviour sees director convicted

    director duties after pleading guilty to engaging in illegal phoenix activity. Appearing in the Adelaide Magistrates Court last week, Stanley Zbigniew Maka of North Adelaide, South Australia, pleaded guilty to one count of breaching his director duties...

  6. Government called to improve Treasury, tax profession relations

    relationship between the ATO and tax practitioners, and ensure that Treasury gives the profession the due respect as well. Last week, Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar said he would ensure tax practitioners would be given the due recognition and...

  7. ATO advises on year-end system availability

    requests processed after 13 December 2019 may not display on clients’ records until the new year. The ATO will send its last tax return status email on 18 December, with the emails set to resume on 8 January 2020.

  8. FBT considerations for the festive season

    hand, if you want to go all out, at least this way you will know the true cost. Why does this even matter? I had a client last year who took their staff out for a nice sit-down lunch: you know the type, cocktails, nice wine, the type where you are...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: George Morice
    • Category: Business
  9. BDO responds to proposed tax incentive changes

    component on the first $400k of R&D expenditure, 8.5 per cent on the next $500k of R&D expenditure and 12.5 per cent on the last $100k of R&D expenditure. Accordingly, its net total benefit will be $73,000 or 7.3 per cent of R&D expenditure.” Other...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  10. Director identification numbers back on the table

    The government has reintroduced a bill that will see the implementation of director identification numbers. Last week, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019 was introduced, after the previous iteration of...

  11. EY flags 10 banking risks to look out for

    years. “These issues are akin to those that many, both inside and outside the industry, missed or understated prior to the last financial crisis,” EY wrote. “They are known, crucial issues that banks will need to manage as well as they do now for...

  12. Sydney accountants ‘unfazed’ by automation

    possibly because they’re nearing the end of their careers or view themselves as the most indispensable and, therefore, the last to be replaced by machines.” The report added Millennials are more worried about automation than other generations (18.10 per...

  13. ‘Shut down for Christmas’, insolvency expert warns

    explore a shutdown period over Christmas. Jirsch Sutherland partner Andrew Spring noted that in the December quarter of last year, ASIC recorded an 11.2 per cent jump in the number of businesses going into external administration. And particularly for...

  14. Commissioner acknowledges imminent ‘disruptions’ to tax profession

    Processing (ASFP) project that will see a majority of its systems shut down to accommodate the major system upgrade. Last but not least, from 27 March 2020, myGovID and Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM) will replace AUSkey as the new secure login...

  15. Tax transparency: The time for change is now

    from the new standard being first proposed by the GSSB, GRI launched the new Tax Standard (now known as GRI 207: Tax 2019) last week. Published on 5 December, it is freely available for any organisation to use to disclose their taxes in a transparent...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Judy Kuszewski, Global Reporting Initiative
    • Category: Tax
  16. Revelations of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern SMSF accounting

    at its core and will be a game-changer for our industry. I can’t wait to share it with everyone. Book a demo of SuperMate| Last chance for special offer

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Brad Ackermann, SuperConcepts
    • Category: Super
  17. CA ANZ, CPA push for review into ATO’s deceased estate bungle

    Agents. Tax agents no longer have access to deceased taxpayers’ information since the old tax and BAS agent portals closed last month. The submission notes that the issue was first identified in February 2018 during the beta testing of Online Services...

  18. Tax Office insurance data haul to capture ‘ordinary’ taxpayers

    of catching wealthy tax cheats, but its wide net could mean ordinary taxpayers get caught too, warns an accounting network. Last week, the Tax Office announced it would request to receive a further five years’ worth of policy information from over 30...

  19. IPA to roll out next stage of digitisation strategy in 2020

    digitise our knowledge management with the IPA. So, there’s a lot to do, and it’s really exciting to be a part of.” Over the last several years, the IPA has engaged in rolling over to cloud computing and is now in a position to leverage some of those...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Maja Garaca Djurdjevic
    • Category: Regulation
  20. Further changes expected in accounting in 2020

    as technology, regulatory and business transformation converge, says one accounting industry leader. The changes in the last decade are set to continue and there are still many unknowns, said Lielette Calleja, the founder and director of All That...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Maja Garaca Djurdjevic
    • Category: Business