Newsletter
June Newsletter
Tax amnesty for undeclared offshore income
The ATO has launched a voluntary disclosure initiative known as "Project DO IT: disclose offshore income today". The Tax Commissioner, Chris Jordan, has warned that the initiative is a last chance opportunity for individuals who have not declared their overseas assets
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ATO targeting online sellers
The ATO has announced a data-matching program targeting eBay online sellers. Broadly, the ATO is looking at and testing correct tax reporting by taxpayers and identifying areas that require improved educational and compliance strategies in order to encourage voluntary compliance by individuals.
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Review of small business tax hurdles
The government has asked the Board of Taxation to conduct a "fast-track review" to identify features in the tax system that are hindering or preventing small businesses from reaching their commercial goals.
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Protection from announced but un-enacted tax changes
Treasury has released draft legislation that seeks to implement the government's announcement that it would legislate to protect taxpayers in relation to previously announced but un-enacted tax amendments.
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Small Business Superannuation Clearing House
The government has announced that the ATO has taken over responsibility for the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House. This clearing house is a free online superannuation payments service that helps small businesses with 19 or fewer employees to meet their superannuation guarantee obligations.
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Superannuation guarantee obligations attracting ATO scrutiny
This year, the ATO is targeting the management advice and consulting, hairdressing and beauty, and clothing retail industries to ensure they meet their superannuation guarantee obligations. According to ATO Assistant Commissioner Emma Haines, these industries have been identified as being at risk of not meeting their obligations.
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Value of goods taken from private stock
The ATO has updated the amounts that the Tax Commissioner will accept for 2013–2014 as estimates of the value of goods taken from trading stock for private use by taxpayers in certain specified industries.
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