by Kellyann Connell | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
ATO take ‘gloves off’ on overseas income Five years ago, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) offered a penalty amnesty on undisclosed foreign income. Five years on, the ATO has again flagged that underreporting of foreign income is an issue but this time the gloves...
by Kellyann Connell | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
The investment strategies of Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs) are under scrutiny with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) contacting 17,700 trustees about a lack of asset diversity. The ATO is concerned that, “a lack of diversification or concentration risk,...
by Kellyann Connell | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s not uncommon for landlords to be confused about what they can and can’t claim for their rental properties. What often seems to make perfect sense in the real world does not always make sense for the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In general, deductions can only be...
by Kellyann Connell | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last month, the ATO released statistics showing small business is responsible for 12.5% ($11.1 billion) of the total estimated ‘tax gap’. These new figures give visibility to tax compliance issues within the small business sector and indicate where we can expect ATO...
by Kellyann Connell | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
“…we know what we are, but not what we may be.” William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 4, scene 5
