Posts tagged "tax"

Small businesses are warned to be wary of consultants and advisers who claim they can get them a great deal on the R&D tax incentive, after a Queensland business was fined more than $4 million this for encouraging clients to lodge overstated or ineligible claims. 

Australia’s tax commissioner has said despite hearing for years that tax agents are “the guardians of the system”, it’s clear some operators…

Opposition leader Bill Shorten will unveil plans to limit cash credits where taxpayers have excess imputation credits. Will it hurt small businesses?

The Australian Taxation Office has warned small businesses they must do a headcount of staff on April 1 to determine whether their business …

The head of the Australian Taxation Office has told a Senate estimates hearing there will be greater scrutiny placed on taxpayers workplace-…

The ATO is warning taxpayers they must keep detailed records of any "other" work-related tax deductions they plan to claim this year.

By Janine Dixon and Jason Nassios, Victoria University

This article is part of The Conversation’s series, which fact-checks claims made o…

Employers that provide employees with company vehicles are being urged to review new guidelines from the Australian Taxation Office about wh…

The Australian Tax Office is consulting with experts about how Bitcoin should be taxed in the future, but accounting experts say whatever is…

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will hold out the prospect of 2018 as a year of “rewards”…

Taxpayers and accountants have questioned why the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) needed to take services offline for the three days during…

By Kerrie Sadiq and Bronwyn McCredie, Queensland University of Technology

Treasurer Scott Morrison is quick to spruik the shareholder ben…