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Accounting and advice practices likely to increase mergers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... likely to happen, with a number of advisers willing to acquire accounting practices as they need to become registered tax agents under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009. Birt said that a benefit of buying accounting practices is that their financial ...

Accountants ready to access HUB24 platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... unique business model required us to think outside the square to develop a platform that caters for accountants and tax agents expanding their services to include financial planning," Investorfirst chief executive Andrew Alcock said. Interprac is a long ...

Curve ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

FPA outlines concerns on TASA submission to Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... regime applies to general advice." The amendments to TASA demand planners who give tax advice to become registered tax agents by July 1, 2014. The FPA asked for more clarity on the definition of advice in the TASA legislation as "the Corporations Act ...

FPA sets out opposition to self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... by the government. The amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) demands that planners become registered tax agents if they give tax advice and at the same time, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has recently issued ...

Parliament passes TASA bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The Parliament has voted and passed the amendments to the tax agents under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill that will extend the exemption for financial planners to become registered tax agents. The current exemption will be extended to June 30 ...

Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The government has agreed to extend the exemption for financial planners to become registered tax agents under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill. The current exemption will be extended to June 30, 2014 and there will be a three year transition ...

TASA may also affect industry super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... enough to make super funds fall under TASA. If this happened, the obligation for financial advisers to become registered tax agents could also affect workers who are not financial advisers, such as call centre staff or business development officers. ...

Industry "disappointed" at PJC recommendation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... industry and recommended no significant changes to the legislation that will make financial planners to become registered tax agents in order to give tax advice. The Financial Planning Association chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard ...

Coalition opposes TASA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Coalition has opposed the changes to the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA) bill on the same day that the Parliamentary Joint Committee is due to present the results of its inquiry to the Parliament. "It is completely inappropriate to release this sort ...