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Treasurer releases JobKeeper rules

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has now released the rules governing the JobKeeper scheme as the profession continues to...

14 April 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax-dodging director barred from managing companies

A failure to pay taxes and allowing a company to trade while insolvent have resulted in a sole director being...

09 April 2020 • By Aidan Curtis

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‘Guidance has never been so important’: $130bn JobKeeper legislation passes

The government’s $130 billion JobKeeper program has now passed both houses of parliament as the profession continues...

08 April 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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You will not ‘outsmart’ the Tax Office, says TPB

Accountants have been urged to maintain their integrity in the face of client pressures to obtain stimulus payments,...

08 April 2020 • By Aidan Curtis

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ATO rolls out working-from-home deduction ‘shortcut’

A new, simplified method to calculate home office expenses at an increased rate of 80 cents per hour has now been...

07 April 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO, TPB vow to crack down on COVID-19 tax rorts

The ATO and the Tax Practitioners Board have now warned of “firm and swift action” against tax agents who defraud the...

07 April 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Treasury updates JobKeeper guidance

Treasury has now updated its guidance on the yet-to-be-legislated JobKeeper payments, including significant...

07 April 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO adopts ‘strict line’ on PAYG withholding deferrals

The ATO will now only consider deferring PAYG withholding for large businesses where there is a genuine risk of...

06 April 2020 • By Jotham Lian