Accounting Update August 2016 Update on the government's superannuation program Tax time is prime time for scams The 'sharing economy' in the ATO's sights Download Newsletter Accounting Update July 2016 ATO focuses on rental property owners GIC and SIC rates for the 2016 September quarter SuperStream deadline extended! Download Newsletter 2015/16 Tax Checklists 2015/16 Individual Tax Return Checklist 2015/16 Year-end Checklist for Business Download Newsletter Accounting Update June 2016 2016/17 Federal Budget SMSFs and Collectables - last opportunity to comply! ATO's continuing focus on trust property developers Download Newsletter Accounting Update May 2016 Impending blowout from the leaked 'Panama Papers' Gold Coast businesses under the ATO's microscope ATO - SuperStream deadline rapidly approaching Download Newsletter Accounting Update April 2016 ATO reminder - What's new for small business? ATO sounds warning to super funds with 'collectables' Government set to re-think the backpacker tax Download Newsletter Accounting Update March 2016 DHS specified benefits and entitlements data matching Buyers to withhold tax for ATO when buying certain properties GST implications when employer pays for a super funds expense Download Newsletter Accounting Update February 2016 ATO announces two important data matching protocols Tax help for people affected by recent bushfires Warning to employers to withhold tax from some car allowances Download Newsletter Accounting Update December 2015 Reminder of small business tax cuts ATO supporting small business to implement SuperStream ATO reviewing taxable payments annual reports Download Newsletter Accounting Update October 2015 GST on all (taxable) online transactions from 1 July 2017 NZ changes to GST imports affect our exporters Holiday rentals under the microscope Download Newsletter Accounting Update September 2015 ATO's apps and other online tools The ATO's new approach to dispute resolution ATO data matching program - visa holders Download Newsletter Accounting Update August 2015 Data matching to be expanded on individual returns Three more tax changes for small business Reasonable Overtime Meal Allowance Amounts - 2015/16 Download Newsletter Accounting Update July 2015 Government moves to get Single Touch Payroll right SuperStream date extended for medium to large employers ATO increases focus on rental property deductions Download Newsletter 2014/15 Tax Checklists 2014/15 Individual Tax Return Checklist 2014/15 Year-end Checklist for Business Download Newsletter Accounting Update June 2015 ATO warns about aggressive phone scams Holiday homes that taxpayers rent out Early access to super for people with terminal illness Download Newsletter Accounting Update April 2015 ATO super crackdown Inappropriate loans from super funds ATO's audit targets Download Newsletter Accounting Update March 2015 Small business company tax cut to go ahead Deductibility of a 'working with children check' Time limits for family assistance payments Download Newsletter Accounting Update February 2015 ATO Data Matching Programs ATO Focus on Super Obligations Single Touch Payroll Download Newsletter Accounting Update November 2014 Can you access your super fund for medical procedures? How to protect your identity - ATO's (anti) fraud video Changes to employee share schemes Download Newsletter Accounting Update September 2014 New ATO initiatives for small businesses ATO warns property developers to declare income SMSF's and succession planning Download Newsletter Accounting Update August 2014 Some Important Tax Changes PAYG Instalments Threshold Increases ATO "Data Mining" Program Targets Offshore Tax Evaders Download Newsletter Accounting Update July 2014 SuperStream starting 1 July for many employers ATO's new Business Viability Assessment Tool Project DO IT update Download Newsletter 2013/14 Tax Checklists 2013/14 Individual Tax Return Checklist 2013/14 Year-end Checklist for Business Download Newsletter Accounting Update June 2014 ATO's Tax Amnesty Family Court documents opened to Tax Office ATO keen for taxpayers to avoid tax-related scams Download Newsletter Accounting Update May 2014 Tax amnesty for overseas tax dodgers - Project 'DO IT' ATO takes over Super Clearing House Federal Court overturns AAT excess contributions decision Download Newsletter Accounting Update April 2014 Change in FBT rate Small business panel to boost ATO's expertise GIC and SIC rates for June 2014 quarter Download Newsletter Accounting Update March 2014 High risk industries targeted for super obligations Contractor/Council data matching program Vineyard scheme promoters penalised Download Newsletter Accounting Update February 2014 Car expense rates per km Tax help for people affected by bushfires Data Matching Programs Download Newsletter Accounting Update December 2013 Tax help for people affected by bushfires Tax changes under the new government Update on issues affecting SMSFs Download Newsletter Accounting Update November 2013 Spike in email scams Be careful about property arrangements with family! Taxpayer slammed on (lack of) record keeping Download Newsletter Accounting Update October 2013 What does tax look like under a Coalition government? What the ATO is up to with its FBT Audits FBT: What happens when two employees use the same car? Download Newsletter Accounting Update September 2013 The election is announced. It's almost over! The Government's Tax Plans The Coalition's Tax Plans Download Newsletter Accounting Update August 2013 Massive change to treatment of FBT on car fringe benefits New reporting requirements for BCI taxpayers ATO's 2013 Compliance Program Download Newsletter Accounting Update July 2013 ATO warns investors about tax avoidance schemes GIC and SIC rates for the September quarter Medicare Levy increases become law Download Newsletter Accounting Update December 2012 ATO's motor vehicle data matching program ATO's urges caution with SMSF property investments Payments for electricity generated from solar panels Trust resettlements and CGT Changes to the GST treatment of Government charges Download Newsletter Subcategories Accounting Updates