November 2017 Newsletter
Compensation for ATO systems outages After the ATO’s unplanned systems outages, it provided lodgment deferrals, and remitted interest and penalties where the outages affected practitioners and their [...]
October 2017 Newsletter
Bill to increase Medicare levy The Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017 has been introduced to implement the Government's 2017–2018 Budget announcement to [...]
September 2017 Newsletter
Work-related expense claims under scrutiny Will you claim work-related expenses on your tax return this year? The ATO now uses real-time data to compare people’s tax returns [...]
August 2017 Newsletter
Tax cut for small business: ATO will amend returns For the 2016–2017 income year, the company tax rate for small businesses decreases to 27.5%. Companies with turnover [...]
July 2017 Newsletter
Higher education HELP changes announced The Government has announced a package of reforms to higher education – the Higher Education Reform Package – to take effect generally [...]
May 2017 Newsletter
Tax assistance for people affected by Cyclone Debbie The ATO has said it will fast-track refunds for people affected by extreme weather and flooding associated with Tropical [...]
