Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 77 results for "TPB"

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft legislation that would give the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) stronger regulatory powers and enable greater sanctions. The draft legislation proposes to introduce criminal penalties for unregistered tax return preparers ...

TPB consults on AI usage rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has proposed new artificial intelligence (AI) usage rules for tax practitioners while providing tax agent services. The TPB has released draft guidance and is seeking feedback until April 21. Some of the core obligations ...

Government looks to bolster TPB, tax compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The government plans to strengthen the sanctions available to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to protect consumers against misconduct. As part of the Federal Budget, the Albanese government is enhancing sanctions the TPB can impose, modernising the ...

TPB welcomes stay of sanctions against disqualified agents

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) has declined to stay or suspend sanctions imposed by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) against disqualified tax agents in three separate cases. All three cases relate to misconduct on the part of tax agents, including ...

ASIC bans adviser who misled TPB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
ASIC banned a financial adviser who was found to have lied to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to remain registered and provided advice to clients despite being unable to manage his own tax affairs. John Hazell, formerly managing director of Richmond ...

Consultation opens on tax practitioners' registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... Peter-John Collins was a central figure in the scandal. His actions resulted in a two-year ban from the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), while ASIC barred him from working in financial services. In the newly released consultation paper, Treasury said it ...

New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... in providing independent oversight and investigation of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Tax Practitioners Board's (TPB) administrative practices". "The government would also like to thank the outgoing IGT, Ms Karen Payne, for her service and ...

Advisers urged to check ASIC registration status

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... requirement to be listed on the Financial Advisers Register. While all advisers registered with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) as at 1 January 2022 and have no changed licensee are automatically registered, the FAAA estimates almost 6000 advisers ...

ASIC bans former PwC partner over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... financial services business for eight years. At the start of the year, Collins was barred by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) over integrity breaches following an investigation that found he let confidential law reform plans slip. Collins was undoubtedly ...

Treasury consults on PwC-linked reforms

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... power of regulators, with the recommendation that secrecy laws which currently apply to the ATO and Tax Practitioner Board (TPB) be amended. This would allow regulators to disclose breaches in confidence against government agencies to the Treasury. The ...
PAGE:
1
PREVIOUS
NEXT