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  1. Online Services for Agents review commences

    Improvements to OSfA are needed to address system limitations that hinder tax agent productivity...

  2. GIC remission review released

    CA ANZ supports the Tax Ombudsman’s 4 recommendations which address member concerns about lack of guidance, inconsistent outcomes and the need for better explanations of decisions...

  3. Family trust elections: common traps triggering FTDT

    Small mistakes, big consequences: how common family trust election missteps are triggering unexpected family trust distribution tax...

  4. Family trust elections: fixing a system that no longer works

    Family trust election rules are creating disproportionate risk for family businesses and their advisers, highlighting the urgent need for certainty and reform...

  5. Submission on review of current electric vehicle FBT exemption

    CA ANZ has made a submission to Treasury’s statutory review of current electric vehicle FBT exemption...

  6. First steps toward greater consistency in GIC remissions

    Chartered Accountants ANZ welcome ATO changes to interest and FTL penalty remission requests based on member feedback...

  7. Australian holiday homes tax changes

    The ATO has published draft guidance revealing a changed approach to the taxation of holiday homes...

  8. ATO debts on hold

    $10B of debts placed on hold after 1 January 2017 are being added to taxpayer’s accounts and will be subject to the general interest charge after 6 months...

  9. “We never signed anything—how could it be a partnership?”

    Why Inland Revenue’s new Interpretation Statement on partnerships matters more than you think...

  10. Federal Budget 2025-26: broadening Tax Practitioners Board sanctions

    Budget 2025 broadening Tax Practitioners Board sanctions...

  11. Federal Budget 2025-26: The regulation of tax agents

    Funding has been provided to modernize tax agent registration, strengthen TPB sanctions and support TPB compliance. Find out more about these proposals...

  12. Cost of tax debt to soar in 2025

    From 1 July 2025 the general interest charge and shortfall interest charge will become non-deductible, dramatically increasing the cost of tax debt to businesses...