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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
... environment is 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 ...

Industry "disappointed" at PJC recommendation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... the 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
... should go ahead at this point," he said. The changes would put an end to the exemption for financial advisers to become registered tax agents, a controversial measure that has had the industry on edge for the last weeks and that if approved, would come ...

Dissenting Coalition TASA report could impact independents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... Parliament and the Senate." Under the current legislation, financial advisers who give tax advice will have to become registered tax agents and register with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). Advice firms are exempted from the taxation agent services ...

Industry bodies ask PJC for TASA extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... first meeting yesterday in Sydney and major industry bodies made their case against financial advisers having to become registered tax agents to provide tax advice from July 1, 2013. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden told ...

PJC to hold TASA hearing tomorrow

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... work together and avoid duplications. The hearings will also analyse the details of the advisers' transition to become registered tax agents. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will appear tomorrow in front of the PJC as a witness and will answer ...

ASIC updates MIS guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revised its guidance for operators of registered managed investment schemes (MIS). MIS industry has until October 1, 2013 to comply with the new requirements. The updated policy guidance ...

Government extends TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... industry bodies, Bradbury has removed July 1, 2013, as the date when the exemption for financial advisers to become registered tax agents was due to come to an end. Relevant schedules 3 and 4 from the TASA 2013 bill have been removed and will be referred ...

TASA necessary for customer protection: accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... ethical standards required under TASA," Conway said. Anne Street Partners is one of the financial advice practices that registered as a tax agent ahead of the exemption. "We knew the exemption would expire, so we took the steps to register as tax agents," ...