The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) 2011-12 Annual Report was recently tabled in Parliament. TPB Chairman Dale Boucher said the “TPB is moving into a business as usual environment where we work with the profession to protect consumers and assure the community that registered tax practitioners meet appropriate standards of professional and ethical conduct”. As at 30 June 2012, there were over 52,000 agents registered – this included around 38,000 tax agents and over 14,000 BAS agents, including professionals in other disciplines who provide services with a tax advice element, such as quantity surveyors and R&D consultants.
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