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  1. 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...

  2. AAT dismisses taxpayer’s residency dispute

    leave to appeal the decision to the High Court of Australia. PwC, who is now currently acting on behalf of the taxpayer, had last week published a memo noting that the ATO has used new figures to support its appeal, noting that it conducted 18,350...

  3. AAT dismisses banning review after adviser failed to appear

    fact that he intended to withhold fees from his firm. ASIC appealed the outcome of the appeal in the Federal Court in July last year, where the court sided with ASIC’s original ruling and set aside the AAT’s ruling. The Federal Court found the AAT had...

  4. AAT affirms grounding of former tax agent amid bankruptcy probe

    down by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Peter Moltoni, a former tax agent who was stripped of his registration in June last year, had been issued a departure prohibition order (DPO) by the Commissioner of Taxation in November 2017 due to tax debts...

  5. AAT affirms disqualification of SMSF trustees

    has been a breach of the SIS Act.” The tribunal decision comes after it was reported Mr Merchant had filed a major lawsuit last year against big four firm EY over advice that was given which resulted in an audit by the ATO in 2017 and led to Mr...

  6. AAT affirms ATO GST decision

    claimed it operated a precious metal refinery, Very Important Business (VIB), had tried to claim input tax credits for the last quarter of 2015 for the purchases of scrap gold. VIB also claimed its subsequent supplies of precious metal to so-called...

  7. A year of major reforms and new obligations

    with the biggest impact.” The AML/CTF reforms will commence on 31 March 2026 after the legislation was passed by Parliament last month. The legislation captures new designated services, such as those provided by accountants, under the AML/CTF regime.

  8. A turning point for transfer pricing?

    organisation holds a solid transfer pricing (TP) position based on the environment they forecast. But that was before the last two years changed everything. COVID changed the way the world did business and global shocks since, such as the Russia-Ukraine...

  9. A trio of trip-wires businesses should avoid, says ATO  

    the two years of the pandemic. “It’s been around for a while as an issue, but probably as we’ve all experienced over the last few years, some of the lines between work and home have blurred as we’ve gone into lockdowns and many business owners – they...

  10. 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
  11. A standard chart of accounts is coming, says the ATO

    which include increased automation and a standard chart of accounts. ATO deputy commissioner Steve Vesperman, who spoke last week at the IPA’s Tasmanian Congress, said the tax office is currently working on a number of projects aimed at increasing...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Regulation
  12. A Q&A with Stuart Brandman on his Cloud Accounting Evolution

    accountant relationship. Hi Stuart! Can you tell me more about you and your firm, 542 Partners? We’ve been in business for last six years. I am one of three directors, and we have 12 staff. All directors came from PKF. We saw it as a good opportunity to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Receipt Bank
    • Category: Business
  13. A pay rise may be ahead - but don't expect too much

    More accountancy professionals can expect a pay rise this financial year than last – but the increases won’t be as strong. That’s one key finding from our 2016 Hays Salary Guide, which found that business activity and permanent headcounts may be...

  14. A new win/win opportunity for your practice and your clients

    any time. So that’s a third win – by my count that makes a win/win/win! What about a service based business? We were asked last year to assist a Not-For-Profit (employing around 30 staff) to upgrade their systems. We were able to work with the client...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Rhys Roberts
    • Category: Business
  15. A looming crisis: the role of accountants in supporting Australia’s aging population

    impact: Retirement planning: Many Baby Boomers are unsure how to effectively manage their retirement savings to ensure they last throughout their retirement years. Accountants can offer personalised retirement planning services, helping clients to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Jeffries, LightYear Group
    • Category: Business
  16. A hot property market provides a great opportunity

    The property market has dominated media coverage over the last year, as a low interest rate environment attracted thousands of new and repeat investors to the asset class. Accountants across the country will be looking at ways to strengthen their...

  17. A fresh take on R&D tax incentives

    report, will be unveiled in the May budget (20 months after the findings were released for feedback). The ATO, meanwhile, last year launched a crackdown on businesses “misusing” R&D tax breaks. ATO Deputy Commissioner Michael Cranston said the blitz...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Thomson Reuters Tax and Accounting Team
    • Category: Tax
  18. A different approach to EOFY stress

    very plain diet of about 20 items. It can be very stressful at times and debilitating if I’m not careful about what I eat. Last year was a bit of a shocker and I had weeks off work, too ill to do anything. What a waste. So this year, I’m doing things...

  19. A day to remember

    $2,700 each. And the ATO was taking a special interest in WFH deductions with 4.1 million taxpayer claims already exceeding last year’s figure and a huge increase on 2019, when there were just 1.4 million. “We’re noticing weird and wonderful claims...

  20. A closer look at the proposed changes to DPT

    changes, which are inconsistent with and go well beyond internationally accepted rules which have been negotiated over the last two years through the monumental G 20/OECD BEPS process. This is ironic given the role Australia played in the BEPS process...