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FPA expects TASA to require "massive" efforts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... to go through "a massive matching process" to determine competency requirements for advisers under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA). FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said that TASA implementation on July 1, 2014, will be "easier in the short term, but ...

Parliament to address large financial services agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... 2014 winter sittings. Financial advice associations also expect Parliament to provide more clarity on the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009, which determines that financial planners who provide tax advice become registered tax agents by July 1, 2014 ...

Adviser engagement becomes TPB main priority

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... advisers who provide tax advice will need to become registered tax agents before July 1, 2014, under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009.

Accounting and advice practices likely to increase mergers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... 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 planning fees are mainly fee-for-service ...

Election result to shape the industry: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... will be pushing for changes in the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation and more clarity on the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009. "Moving super aside for a moment, the question if Labor is reelected is what direction will they take on the ...

FPA outlines concerns on TASA submission to Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... clarification over the definition of 'tax advice' and requirements for training is needed in the amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 the Financial Planning Association (FPA ) said in a submission to Treasury. FPA argued that "there is ...

FPA sets out opposition to self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... with the training requirements that have recently been approved 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 ...

TPB starts consultation on TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... (TPB) has started consultations with stakeholders to clarify any uncertainty around the amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA). The TPB is helping advisers prepare for the regulatory change and providing them with guidance for the new policy ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... particularly important." Fox noted that with FoFA and My Super legislation coming in this week and the Tax Agent Services Act on the horizon, "the financial advice industry faces a very challenging time."

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 ...