ATO

Financial planning

ATO issues warning about dodgy tax schemes

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is warning investors to take care over some questionable end-of-year investment schemes....

Policy & Regulation

Tax office paralyses agribusiness schemes

Delays in the issuance of product rulings by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has threatened the ability of a number of prominent agribusiness managed investment schemes t...

Financial planning

Count to launch DIY super admin system

The Count Financial Group is set to launch an superannuation trustee administration platform in conjunction with Trust, the group created out of the merger between Perman...

Financial planning

Warranting a closer look – Part 2

Warrants may be suitable for a variety of investors – from high income earners to non-residents and long-term investors. Nathalie Bouquet considers the benefits....

Financial planning

Tall timber dominates as agri schemes cry out for credibility

The big are getting bigger in the agribusiness sector, while smaller players are falling by the wayside, writes John Wilkinson....

Superannuation

SMSF trustees come under closer scrutiny

Self-managed super funds have just about everybody interested - including the Tax Office. Barbie Chiro reports....

Policy & Regulation

Tax office lose scheme case

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has lost a court action brought by investors in a tax-effective scheme when the Federal Court ruled they entered into the scheme for ...

Financial planning

Key dates for 2003

It promises to be a busy year for advisers and their clients. Andrew Lawless outlines key dates for 2003....

Policy & Regulation

Tax schemes prompt super complaints

Mass marketed tax schemes and unpaid Superannuation Guarantee contributions raised the ire of most taxpayers when complaining about superannuation to the Australian Tax O...

Financial planning

Why not make fees for advice tax deductible?

The current environment does not encourage advisers to charge fees for service, argues PETER BOBBIN. But all that might change if the law was amended to allow clients to ...

Superannuation

SMSFs to be targeted by ATO

A number of self managed superannuation funds (SMSF) may be slugged by the Australia Tax Office (ATO) after it issued two Interpretive Decisions which target payment of d...

Superannuation

ATO to look closely at SMSF compliance

THE AUSTRALIAN Taxation Office (ATO) has developed a hit list for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) and it will be looking very closely at the general operational ...

Financial planning

FPA pushes for legislation to end PI crisis

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) wants to see legislation for a national professional standards act put in place to solve the current professional indemnity (PI) ...

Financial planning

FPA drops tax action

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has suffered a set back in its attempt to take on the Australian Tax Office (ATO) over its decision to exclude financial planners...

Financial planning

ATO loses APSI case

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has lost a case in the Federal Court in which it argued that a stock broker had breached tax laws relating to the Alienation of Personal S...