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Large Australian corporations pay record tax: ATO

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has disclosed that a record-breaking $83.8 billion was paid in income tax by large corporations for the 2021-22 financial year. According to the ATO's ninth annual Corporate Tax Transparency (CTT) report, the income ...

Super fund, insurer admin issues draw AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... issues. Another super fund's administrator incorrectly coded a reserve as contributions to the Australian Taxation Office. "For otherwise inactive accounts, this caused the period of inactivity to be reset and therefore impacted the date of insurance ...

Australia vulnerable to further shocks: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... to have unsecured debt, likely with non-bank lenders and other businesses, as well as debts to the Australian Taxation Office. Further, businesses facing profitability challenges are drawing down on cash buffers to support their operations or service ...

Super tax break changes open for consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... podcast that the proposed changes many pain points. An analysis by the Financial Services Council of Australian Taxation Office data found a significant portion of Australian taxpayers will breach the cap in their lifetime and 500,000 individuals currently ...

Government cracks down following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... happening again." The government said it will expand tax promoter penalty laws so they're easier for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to apply to advisers and firms who promote tax avoidance. It will also increase the time limit for the ATO to bring ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... devised the strategy of the abuse of legal professional privilege to subvert the proper enquiry by the Australian Taxation Office," she said. While the PwC fire still burns, Scyne Advisory partners Tim Jackson and Ben Neal said governance and culture ...

SMSFs brace for more reforms: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... double taxation arrangement, thereby warranting further consultation," he said. New statistics from the Australian Taxation Office found that on average SMSFs earned $27,266 in income in the 2020-21 financial year. Investment Trends' SMSF Adviser ...

Super gender balance gap increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
The superannuation gender balance gap has slightly worsened, fresh Australian Taxation Office (ATO) figures reveal, as it crawls toward 21%. During the 2021 financial year men's super balance held $189,892, while women had 21% less on average at $150,922. ...

Budget cuts advisers' power bills, admin burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... estimated to free up $290 million across SMEs. Chalmers also promised to make interactions with the Australian Taxation Office quicker. "The measures will allow more time for small businesses to amend tax returns, trial ATO independent reviews of audits ...

ATO keeping tabs on SMSF early access, tax avoidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... savings early. Of the total SMSFs in existence, 25% are operated by private wealth groups, according to Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner for self-managed superannuation funds risk and strategy Justin Micale. Micale told a recent tax ...