Posts tagged "tax"

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has warned business owners and individuals against “unreasonable” tax claims around laundry deductions t…

Businesses and individuals have been warned by the ATO against claiming “standard” deductions come July 1, with experts saying justification is necessary no matter how small the deduction.

By Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology

Online retail giant Amazon’s decision to block Australian shoppers from its US we…

The government is reportedly considering a new tax on the digital economy. While no details of the tax are available yet, the digital services tax recently proposed by the European Commission may give us an idea what the tax might look like.

The black economy is more common than we think – how many of us have paid tradies, gardeners or cleaners cash without the exchange of relevant paperwork? For many people this is actually an important source of income.

The Inspector-General of Taxation has launched a review into how the ATO issues garnishee notices to small businesses, following a Four Corners investigation.

The federal Labor opposition plans to support the first phase of the government’s planned income tax cuts, but the party claims the 2018-19 …

The public disclosure of information that Australia’s largest companies give to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on their tax returns doesn’t sway investors’ decisions and doesn’t reduce corporate tax avoidance, our research shows.

Cutting personal income taxes seems likely to provide much more of a boost to the Australian economy than cutting company tax.

Small businesses have had their staff's super payments delayed after a glitch with an ATO system delayed things by more than 20 days

Small businesses have been invited to report stories of heavy-handed treatment by the ATO “as a matter of urgency”, with the Australian Smal…

Labor has capitulated to pressure to exempt pensioners from its plan to end cash refunds for dividend imputation credits — a concession that would shave only $700 million off its large projected savings over the forward estimates.