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- Ethics
On 2 July 2024, the Legislative Instrument titled the Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination 2024 (the Instrument) was registered. Registered tax and
- Small Business
The temporary $20,000 instant asset write-off threshold for small businesses for the 2023–24 income year has finally been enacted, on the eve of the new
- Small Business
The ATO has now released its suite of 2024 tax return stationery. Handy links to the forms are included in this article and the key
- Federal Budget
In the 2024–25 Federal Budget, the Government announced that it will make changes to the foreign resident CGT regime to ‘strengthen’ it and provide greater
- Federal Budget
In its 2024–25 Federal Budget handed down on 14 May 2024, the Government announced that it will extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off threshold for
- Federal Budget
On 14 May 2024, the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, will deliver his third Federal Budget for the Albanese Government. The first two Federal Budgets focused primarily
- News
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has released long-awaited draft guidance on the new breach reporting obligations due to commence 1 July 2024 setting out its
- News
Ahead of the 2024 tax lodgment season, the ATO has recently published an update on its trust administration changes for trustees, beneficiaries and tax agents
As of 1 March, TaxBanter has officially joined the Count family of brands, marking a significant development in the tax education landscape. The acquisition significantly
- News
On 27 February 2024, Parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024 (the Bill) containing the Government’s revisions to the
- News
The ATO has recently finalised TR 2024/1 titled Income tax: composite items — identifying the relevant depreciating asset for capital allowances (the Ruling). The Ruling
- News
The Government has released its 2023–24 Tax Expenditures and Insights Statements (the TEIS). The TEIS provides estimates of the revenue forgone from tax expenditures, along
- Ethics
On 2 July 2024, the Legislative Instrument titled the Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination 2024 (the Instrument) was registered. Registered tax and
- Small Business
The temporary $20,000 instant asset write-off threshold for small businesses for the 2023–24 income year has finally been enacted, on the eve of the new
- Small Business
The ATO has now released its suite of 2024 tax return stationery. Handy links to the forms are included in this article and the key
- Federal Budget
In the 2024–25 Federal Budget, the Government announced that it will make changes to the foreign resident CGT regime to ‘strengthen’ it and provide greater
- Federal Budget
In its 2024–25 Federal Budget handed down on 14 May 2024, the Government announced that it will extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off threshold for
- Federal Budget
On 14 May 2024, the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, will deliver his third Federal Budget for the Albanese Government. The first two Federal Budgets focused primarily
- News
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has released long-awaited draft guidance on the new breach reporting obligations due to commence 1 July 2024 setting out its
- News
Ahead of the 2024 tax lodgment season, the ATO has recently published an update on its trust administration changes for trustees, beneficiaries and tax agents
As of 1 March, TaxBanter has officially joined the Count family of brands, marking a significant development in the tax education landscape. The acquisition significantly
- News
On 27 February 2024, Parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024 (the Bill) containing the Government’s revisions to the
- News
The ATO has recently finalised TR 2024/1 titled Income tax: composite items — identifying the relevant depreciating asset for capital allowances (the Ruling). The Ruling
- News
The Government has released its 2023–24 Tax Expenditures and Insights Statements (the TEIS). The TEIS provides estimates of the revenue forgone from tax expenditures, along
