Australia’s laws don’t deal with all the ways local profits are shifted offshore. The ATO aims to close that gap.
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When do you need to declare online sales income to the tax office? The answer can be as messy as your wardrobe – so two experts explain what you need to know.
There are lessons from the COVID pandemic about why withdrawal rules are so strict.
From dodgy deductions to avoid, to timing when you submit depending on if you expect a refund or a bill, two tax experts explain what you need to know.
Unpaid super costs Australians around $6 billion. So how much is ‘payday super’ likely to boost your balance? And where can employees or employers get more help?
More than 1.8 million Australians earn money from trusts, which can be legally used to reduce people’s tax bills. There may be changes coming in Tuesday’s budget.
As Australia reforms laws that can inadvertently trap financial abuse victims, New Zealand must ask what protections – and risks – exist here.
Evidence shows giving to others is associated with better mental health.
The Australian Taxation Office thinks scriptwriters are employees and should be paid superannuation. Australia’s film producers disagree.
Developments in AI have made fraud and counterfeiting easier, raising the need for tougher fraud detection systems.
Despite skyrocketing revenues, professional sport organisations receive an exemption from income tax. Is this fair?
Three decades of tax returns show striking patterns. Numbers that end in zero are more likely than other numbers, and more likely to indicate deceit.
Australia needs bold new housing policies that don’t just rely on the taxation system but consider a range of measures to meet the housing needs of all Australians.
Australian laws fall well short of protecting women from an abusive partner’s debts by adopting a US law removing their liability.
The hooks of the consulting industry are deeply embedded in public service departments.
Whether you use a tax agent or do your own, getting your tax return right is important. Mistakes or fraudulent claims may come back to bite you.
The Tax Office has been writing off hard-to-collect debts for years, but it hasn’t had the power to do it. Unless we give it that power, it’ll be forced to push vulnerable Australians into debt.
If you earn less than $60,000, you may be eligible for free tax help. But there is more we could do to help everyone – including struggling sole traders or small businesses – get the advice they need.
Sparked by the PwC scandal, the measures will expand tax promoter penalty laws to make it easier for the Australian Taxation Office to apply them to advisers and firms who promote tax avoidance.
Most Australians pay tax agents because they see it as easier and a way to maximise tax refunds. Yet our survey found most people who have used the myTax site found it easy, and plan to use it again.
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Professor and Founding Director of UNSW Tax and Business Advisory Clinic, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, Curtin Law School, Curtin University
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Lecturer in Taxation Law for accountants, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Adjunct Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Director, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW