The 2011-12 Annual Report of the Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) has been released. The report highlights some of the main themes in relation to tax administration arising in 2011-12 – this included: real time ATO compliance approaches – the IGT noted the ATO’s increasing adoption of risk management strategies that aim to assess risks at…
The Federal Court has agreed to declarations sought by the Tax Practitioners Board (the Board) that the respondent, who failed to appear before the hearing, had on 18 occasions committed contraventions of s 50-5(1) of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (the Act) – namely, that he had provided a service that he knew or…
The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) on Wed 31.10.2012, announced terms of reference for his review into aspects of the ATO’s use of compliance risk assessment tools and their application in selecting taxpayers for audit or other compliance activities. Mr Noroozi noted taxpayers and tax advisers’ concerns regarding the tools’ accuracy and application. “Importantly I want…
The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) on Thur 25.10.2012, announced terms of reference and submission guidelines for his review into the ATO’s management of transfer pricing matters. “Stakeholder concerns about ATO transfer pricing management are not new. During consultation on my new work program it has emerged that a broader range of taxpayers may be caught…
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity is conducting an inquiry into the integrity of overseas Commonwealth law enforcement operations. The Inquiry has been asked to report on the management of corruption risks arising from the international operations of Commonwealth law enforcement agencies, including the ATO, Australian Federal Police, Australian…
The Assistant Treasurer has on Thur 4.10.2012, released the Inspector-General of Taxation’s Review into the ATO’s use of benchmarking to target the cash economy. The Inspector-General conducted this review in response to concerns raised by small businesses and tax practitioners about the ATO’s use of small business benchmarks. The Inspector-General has made 11 recommendations to…
The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT), Mr Ali Noroozi, on Wed 10.10.2012, announced details of his new work program aimed at further improving tax administration in Australia. The new IGT work program consists of the following 5 reviews: Review into aspects of the ATO’s use of compliance risk assessment tools. Review into the ATO’s administration of…
The Board of Taxation has released a discussion paper seeking comments to assist it in developing advice to the Government on the advantages and disadvantages of Australia adopting the OECD functionally separate entity approach to the determination of profits attributable to a permanent establishment in its tax treaty negotiations and in domestic law. The Board…
House of Representatives Economics Committee recommends Bills be passed The Advisory report of the House of Reps Standing Committee on Economics on a package of 7 Clean Energy Bills was tabled in the House of Reps on Wed 10.10.2012. The Committee recommended that Parliament pass the Bills that amend the Clean Energy Act 2011 and…
The Minister for Superannuation has announced that the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House recently passed $500m in superannuation payments. The Clearing House is designed to cut red tape and costs for small businesses by allowing them to pay all their employees’ superannuation contributions in one online transaction. More than 33,000 small businesses have registered with…