Calling all high school students: the ATO’s Tax, Super + You competition is back for 2021

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The ATO’s Tax, Super + You competition is a fun and engaging way for Australian high school students to learn about tax and super, unleash their creativity and potentially win some great

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Own a rental? – what you need to know this tax time

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The Australian Taxation Office is aware that residential rental property owners may be concerned about how COVID-19, floods, or bushfires have reduced their income. This may be a result of

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Implementation of early access to superannuation

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The implementation of the early access to superannuation for those financially affected by COVID-19 is progressing well. The ATO are working closely with super funds to enable them to process

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ATO releases ‘one stop shop’ for essential tax and super info on COVID-19 stimulus measures

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its website with essential information about tax and superannuation changes that have now become law following the passage of the Government’s Economic Support

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ATO receives 230 tip-offs per day as focus on the black economy continues

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) today revealed it received a record-breaking 15,000 tip-offs to its Tax Integrity Centre in the first quarter of this financial year as the agency continues its

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Keeping you safe at tax time

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This tax time, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning taxpayers to keep an eye out for people posing as tax agents who are not registered with the Tax Practitioners

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Life hacks for tax: how to make this tax time quicker, easier and simpler

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Tax time begins this weekend, so the ATO has put together a bunch of information to help people get things right. 1. Decide how you’re going to lodge by 31

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Rising number of online scams

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Reports of e-mail scams to the ATO have tripled to almost 11,000 compared to the same quarter of last year. Second Commissioner Geoff Leeper said the ATO is seeing an

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SMSFs – a new standard for rollovers and contributions

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From 1 July 2013, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) funds can roll over to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using the new standard wherever an SMSF provides the relevant electronic service

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Hundreds of tax cheats convicted

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In the last quarter, 465 individuals and companies were convicted for tax and superannuation criminal offences resulting in over $1.56 million in fines and penalties. “The ATO pursues tax cheats

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