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- Tax Administration
The draft clarifies that using AI does not reduce or transfer a tax practitioner's professional responsibilities. Practitioners remain fully accountable for the accuracy and quality
- News
You could be forgiven for thinking that Parliament has not done a lot in respect of tax legislation for the 2025 calendar year.
- Superannuation
On 9 October 2025 the Government introduced Bills and an Explanatory Memorandum into Parliament to align the payment of eligible superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions with
- BIMBY
It could be said that the application of the respective taxation principles, as they apply to capital or revenue treatment on the disposal of property
- Div 7A
On 19 February 2025, the Full Federal Court (FFC) handed down its eagerly awaited decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel [2025] FCAFC 15 (the
- CGT
Where a shareholder has acquired shares in a private company or units in a unit trust, that were acquired prior to 20 September 1985, such
- Div 7A
On 11 December 2024, the ATO released two updates (TD 2024/D3 and TA 2024/2) dealing with the interaction of Division 7A (s.109U of the Income
- News
On 8 October 2024 the revised Legislative Instrument titled Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Amendment (Measures No. 2) Determination 2024 (the LI) was
- Tax Agents
On 6 August 2024, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) issued two exposure draft Information Sheets setting out the TPB’s proposed guidance in relation to three
- Tax Agents
On 6 August 2024, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) issued two exposure draft Information Sheets setting out the TPB’s proposed guidance in relation to three
- News
On the eve of the commencement of the contentious Code of Professional Conduct changes for registered tax and BAS agents, the Government has postponed the
- News
On Thursday 18 July, the TPB released a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in relation to the new Code of Professional Conduct (Code) obligations
- Tax Administration
The draft clarifies that using AI does not reduce or transfer a tax practitioner's professional responsibilities. Practitioners remain fully accountable for the accuracy and quality
- News
You could be forgiven for thinking that Parliament has not done a lot in respect of tax legislation for the 2025 calendar year.
- Superannuation
On 9 October 2025 the Government introduced Bills and an Explanatory Memorandum into Parliament to align the payment of eligible superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions with
- BIMBY
It could be said that the application of the respective taxation principles, as they apply to capital or revenue treatment on the disposal of property
- Div 7A
On 19 February 2025, the Full Federal Court (FFC) handed down its eagerly awaited decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel [2025] FCAFC 15 (the
- CGT
Where a shareholder has acquired shares in a private company or units in a unit trust, that were acquired prior to 20 September 1985, such
- Div 7A
On 11 December 2024, the ATO released two updates (TD 2024/D3 and TA 2024/2) dealing with the interaction of Division 7A (s.109U of the Income
- News
On 8 October 2024 the revised Legislative Instrument titled Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Amendment (Measures No. 2) Determination 2024 (the LI) was
- Tax Agents
On 6 August 2024, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) issued two exposure draft Information Sheets setting out the TPB’s proposed guidance in relation to three
- Tax Agents
On 6 August 2024, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) issued two exposure draft Information Sheets setting out the TPB’s proposed guidance in relation to three
- News
On the eve of the commencement of the contentious Code of Professional Conduct changes for registered tax and BAS agents, the Government has postponed the
- News
On Thursday 18 July, the TPB released a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in relation to the new Code of Professional Conduct (Code) obligations
