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  1. DPNs surge to over 18k as ATO ramps up activity

    exceed the pre-pandemic levels. Wind-up notices are the strictest method used by the ATO to pay their debt and are used as a last resort by the Tax Office, Darin said. “The wind-up notices during Covid were reduced to basically nothing, we’re now in a...

  2. ATO admits to fast-tracking client linking over fraud concerns

    to expand CAL without any consultation which it previously said it would not do without stakeholder input,” Greco said. Last week, Matthew Addison from the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers also weighed in by saying “the ATO has shown no signs of being...

  3. Bowerman decision highlights flaws with ATO approach to losses

    and sale of the apartment was considered to be a ‘commercial transaction’ In its decision impact statement issued last week, the ATO stated that the Bowerman decision was an unusual case that would limit the application of the AAT’s decision in future...

  4. Mackay Goodwin ventures west with Perth boutique acquisition

    Goodwin has expanded into Western Australia with the acquisition of Perth boutique GTS Advisory, it announced in a statement last week. The opening of a Perth-based office means the firm now has 12 locations across the country and a presence in every...

  5. ‘Like banging heads against a brick wall’: agents blast client linking

    tired of doing the ATO’s work” as they spend hours helping clients navigate the complex regime. Exasperated tax agents have blasted the ATO’s client-agent linking (CAL) as a “ridiculous” regime that has caused wasted hours, lost clients and feels akin...

  6. ATO’s debts on hold campaign prompts new IGTO guidance

    tell people they owe money to the government. The report has been issued off the back of community concerns that were raised last year regarding the ATO’s approach to debt collection. The ATO issued tens of thousands of letters both to tax agents and...

  7. $5.2m in illicit tobacco destroyed following ATO investigation

    and destroyed more than 2,700kg of illicit tobacco at a property in Pentland Hills, Victoria. Officers attended the property last week and located four acres of illicit tobacco crops with an estimated excise value of $5.2 million. The ATO said that...

  8. Inquiry report identifies lack of ‘genuine change’ by PwC

    The latest report, PwC: The Cover-up Worsens the Crime, follows an earlier report released by the Senate Committee in June last year. In its findings within the report, the committee said the current PwC leadership has recognised the need for change...

  9. Client-agent linking threatening ‘viability of practices’, CA ANZ tells ATO

    in the current system, which has left tax agents and clients unable to fulfil lodgement obligations. “When the mode of last resort is contacting the ATO, this has caused a lot of frustration for clients. Clients are on hold for hours with the ATO,” CA...

  10. ATO raises concerns over $200m in illegal SMSF loans

    each year in the form of prohibited loans, ATO assistant commissioner Justin Micael has warned. The ATO previously outlined last month that $635 million had been withdrawn from SMSFs illegally over a two year period. However, this estimate does not...

  11. Payroll errors more likely under Closing Loopholes reforms

    as a ‘direct result’ of the recent industrial relations reforms, research finds. Having committed no payroll error over the last 12 months would place an Australian business in the minority. Wage theft is now a criminal offence across the country,...

  12. ATO urges NFPs to start preparing for new reporting requirement

    date is in October, there are things you should do now to make sure you are ready. We also recommend not waiting until the last moment to report, you can report from as early as 1 July.” The ATO said NFPs who have an active ABN can get ready now by...

  13. ATO graduate program for 2025 closing soon

    and integrity. Our graduate program is available to graduates who have completed their university degree within the last 5 years or are in their final year of study. “Our program brings in some really talented people and I’m excited to meet the 2025...

  14. Businesses must ‘embrace internal auditors as strategic partners’

    the affairs of a company have become more stringent,” Kukreja said. Joe Longo, the corporate regulator’s chair, said last month there was an expectation for directors to stay on top of their responsibilities and regulatory developments in ESG and...

  15. ATO issues response on NALI decision by AAT

    [2023] AATA 2330, will not have any implications for its advice and guidance. The ATO issued a decision impact statement last week on the decision which determined whether income derived by an SMSF was non-arm’s length income. The case involved the...

  16. Personal insolvencies for business owners spike amid rising pressures

    in February, business-related insolvencies were up 17 per cent from January. They are also up by a third from the same month last year, according to the AFSA statistics. Rising land taxes and higher interest rates are forcing many Australian landlords...

  17. Draft legislation released to name and shame late payers

    legislation enacts all recommendations made by Dr Craig Emerson in his review of the Payment Times Reporting Act, which last year called for an urgent overhaul of the “impenetrable” and “poorly functioning” regime. Small Business Minister Julie Collins...

  18. MYOB taps Sportsbet IT boss to ‘accelerate product development’

    Noonan’s appointment follows ex-Virgin and The Iconic executive Dean Chadwick joining as chief marketing officer in March last year.

  19. ATO explores ‘digitised guidance’ to combat Division 7A issues

    possibility of a BAS-free future or push-BAS future, an initiative flagged by former commissioner of taxation Chris Jordan last year. “We are using this challenge of ‘digital first’ to imagine what our future state could look like. Two possibilities we...

  20. ATO updates client-agent linking system to prevent ‘inadvertent errors’

    client agent linking (CAL) process,” said Franks. Franks said while the announced changes by the ATO will improve one of the last steps, the ability of a tax agent to link to a client, it does not address the main issues that tax agents face. “These...