AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

Tools & guides

Graeme Colley examines the superannuation guarantee changes made in the Budget and what they mean for clients....

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Financial planning

The ATO's offer of reduced penalties in exchange for the full disclosure of undeclared offshore income will close next week....

Financial planning

ATO prosecutes Sydney man on phoenix charges while revealing it has raised an additional $700 million clamping down on company rebirthing schemes....

Financial planning

Legislative changes see the ATO pause compliance activities around advice given via industry associations....

Financial planning

The ATO has signalled that the use of aggressive tax advisers may weigh as a risk for major companies....

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Financial planning

ATO outlines clampdown on GST fraud and the cash economy....

Financial planning

Over the last few years Australians have become more generous with donations and gifting to charities. Keat Chew explains why some are taking the extra step of setting up...

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Policy & Regulation

The deadline for the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO's) crackdown on foreign tax havens is fast approaching, with only one month to go before the voluntary disclosure i...

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Financial planning

As the end of the current financial year approaches, Craig Day provides SMSF trustees with some tax tips for the year end - along with the traps to avoid....

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Financial planning

An Australian National Audit Office report has revealed that the inactivity of some large super funds has denied members access to the co-contribution regime....

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Financial planning

Nearly 500 people were convicted of tax and superannuation offences in the first quarter of 2010 alone....

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Financial planning

A boutique structured products provider, Alpha Structured Investments, has raised concerns about what it considers to be over-engineered structured products offered by th...

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Financial planning

The $337.5 million boost in funding to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) over four years is clear evidence that the Government believes businesses are avoiding their G...

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Financial planning

The Government's Budget initiatives around the Johnson Report and tax cuts are welcomed by the financial services industry, but with some reservations....

Superannuation

ATO offers series of free seminars for people running SMSFs....

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