As bushfires continue to rage across the country, support for devastated communities are coming from all sides and the ATO is no exception. It has announced automatic deferrals for lodgement and payments for taxpayers in impacted postcodes in the states of NSW, Victoria, Queensland and...
In 2018, the ATO issued a controversial draft ruling which took a very strict stance on the four-year time limit for claiming input tax credits and fuel tax credits. The ruling had been used by the ATO to deny input tax credits and fuel tax...
In response to the recommendations of the Banking and Financial services Royal Commission and the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce Report, the government has proposed new enforcement and supervision powers for ASIC to restore consumer confidence in the financial system, particularly in relation to financial advice....
To combat the use of cash in black economy activities, the government has introduced a law which will implement an economy-wide cash payment limit of $10,000. If enacted, the law will make it a criminal offence for certain entities to make or accept cash payments...
An alert has been issued over arrangements where trustees of unit trusts disposes CGT assets to an arm's length purchaser with no CGT consequences by exploiting restructure rollovers. Whilst there may be many variations of such arrangements, the overall effect is that rather than selling...
With all the pandemonium of the holiday season and the end of the year rush, your super is probably the last thing on your mind. However, this is precisely the right time to think about implementing some strategies to increase your super for the coming...
The Tax Avoidance Taskforce has recently been expanded by the ATO to private groups and high wealth individuals. Originally conceived in 2016 to ensure that multinational enterprises, large public and private business pay the right amount of tax, this has now been extended to cover...
Wondering what you can claim for your work travel? When a trip is for business purposes only you can claim all airfares, taxis and car hire – and accommodation and meal costs for overnight travel if the business requires it. But if you mix business...
The ATO now has another "stick" in its arsenal to get businesses to engage with it and manage outstanding tax debts. Laws have recently been passed that allow the Tax Office to disclose tax debt information of businesses to registered credit reporting bureaus (CRBs). The...
Private companies that pay amounts of money, make loans, or forgives debts of shareholders or associates of shareholders, may be subject to Div 7A rules which are designed to ensure that income is not inappropriately sheltered at the corporate tax rate. Generally, these rules deem...