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Australians Pay $107,000 To Tax Scams
The ATO has been made aware of fake tax agents who are conning members of the public and making them believe that they owe debt.
The scam has taken the form of a cold-call, with fraudsters phoning victims and convincing them into giving information about their finances and current tax agent.
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ATO Detects Over $53 Million Worth Of Tax Time Errors
The Australian public has lodged nearly six million tax returns already this year, with over $11.9 billion in refunds processed, which is $270 million more compared with the same time period last year.
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Every Three Year SMSF Audits – A Ludicrous About Face
SMSF Auditors now must: be registered with ASIC; be registered with the ATO; have enormous amounts of regular professional updates; and also be audited by their peak professional bodies, such as the Chartered Accountants ANZ and CPA Australia.
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Oligopolies and Monoliths Thrive Again
The first rule to bring up to international level is easy. Tax the multinational bastards! The second? Bring competition policy up to the international level.
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Tax Obligations For Car Sharing
The ATO has flagged these car sharing service platforms and believes that, by using their sophisticated data matching systems, they can identify where sharing platforms are being used to generate income.
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Small Businesses Do Need Tax Guidance
We’re glad to hear the head of the ATO, Chris Jordan, has come out recently and commented on tax obligations for small business people. It’s very complex, but so important that small business people get it right.
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Can I Claim Travel Expenses For My Rental Property?
Travel expenses relating to inspecting, maintaining, or collecting rent for a residential rental property cannot be claimed as deductions by investors. The travel expenditure is also not recognised in the cost base of the property for CGT purposes.
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Time Is Up For Dodgy Accountants
We absolutely love that the ATO has singled out the presence of about 500 dodgy tax agents in the Aussie tax community. The ATO assistant commissioner, Adam Kendrick, has recently spoke about these dodgy agents eating into market share of good quality, well trained tax agents…
