Late last year, the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No 2) Bill 2022 passed Parliament and received Assent. Among other things, it contained a measure to allow the ATO to […]
From the 2022-23 income year, taxpayers can no longer rely on the 80c per hour shortcut method with the introduction of the revised fixed-rate method for calculating the work-related additional […]
The ATO has commenced revoking the deductible gift recipient (DGR) status of some non-government organisations. This has occurred due to a recent review which found that these organisations do not […]
Money never sleeps, as the old quote goes, but it could apply equally well to scammers. As most people have let their guard down and are still recovering from their […]
The FBT ruling on car fringe benefits has finally been updated to include changes to address the concept of primary place of employment as a result of the Full Federal […]
The final report into the quality of financial advice review has been released containing 22 recommendations to the regulatory framework in order to increase the accessibility and affordability of quality […]
The government has announced that it will abolish the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and replace it with a new federal administrative review body. According to Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus, […]
Recently, Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Moltisanti reflected on the ATO’s administration of not-for-profits and outlined behaviours which may attract unwanted attention in the not-for-profits space. The two most current and pressing […]
APRA has recently released its policy and supervision priorities for 2023. For the superannuation space, APRA is maintaining its focus on holding trustees to account to improve member outcomes. This […]
With 2023 in full swing, the ATO is looking to finalise a number of FBT-related issues currently under consultation. For businesses, the outcome of these consultations and subsequent issue of […]
