80¢ per hour work-from-home deduction method extended
Taxpayers continuing to work from home in the new year will be allowed to continue using the simplified working-from-home deduction method following a third extension by ...
TAX REFUND • Fri, 08 Jan 2021
Government tackles ATO scams with new telco rules
New rules that require telcos to detect, trace and block scam calls have now been registered, as such scams, including ATO impersonation scams, cost Australians $36 ...
TAX REFUND • Fri, 04 Dec 2020
ATO extends eBay, Amazon data-matching program
Up to 30,000 eBay and Amazon sale transactions are set to be scrutinised by the ATO as it looks to identify taxpayers who may be failing to meet their tax obligations
TAX REFUND • Wed, 02 Dec 2020
ATO records ‘biggest 1 July ever’ with 640% spike
Over 1.7 million Australians have now lodged their tax returns in the first two weeks of the new financial year, leading the ATO to issue a cautionary note on trending ...
TAX REFUND • Fri, 17 Jul 2020
3m Aussies ‘now on notice’: ATO uses COVID-19 data
The ATO will be looking at the personal data of 3 million Australians from Services Australia as it cracks down on its COVID-19 compliance front.
TAX REFUND • Tue, 30 Jun 2020
Labor to discard franking credit proposal
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has all but promised to not take Labor’s controversial franking credit proposal to the next election.
SHARES • Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Tax policies pose hurdles to Labor’s pre-election traction
Labor’s tax policies are proving a dampener on their hopes with winning over the accounting community, according to new polling.
TAX SAVING • Mon, 18 Feb 2019
Cash rate tipped to fall twice by 2020
The RBA’s shift to neutral guidance highlights the “China syndrome” that Australia now faces, with the cash rate tipped to be cut twice by 2020, says one economist
CASH • Thu, 07 Feb 2019
Tax experts break down their concerns for negative gearing changes
Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing will create tax complications to the tax practices of investors, experts have confirmed.
TAX SAVING • Thu, 29 Nov 2018
