ATO shifting to firmer debt collection

ATO shifting to firmer debt collection

The Commissioner has flagged a return to firmer debt collection actions after easing activities in the aftermath of COVID-19. With less than 6 months left in his tenure as the Commissioner of Taxation, Chris Jordan has unapologetically flagged the ATO’s shift to...
MBR program abandoned

MBR program abandoned

After the recent release of a review, the MBR program has been scrapped by the government due to cost blowouts. The Modernising Business Registers (MBR) program was initiated by the previous government in 2019 with the aim of transforming the company, business and...
Tax Time 2023: lodgement period underway

Tax Time 2023: lodgement period underway

Taxpayers with uncomplicated financial affairs have been given the green light to lodge their tax returns by the ATO. Will you get a refund this year? With only a little more than a month into tax time, the ATO has given the green light for taxpayers with...
Does GST apply to crypto-assets?

Does GST apply to crypto-assets?

Want to know how GST applies to crypto-assets? As digital currency becomes more commonplace in a business context both in terms of trading and using such assets for payment in Australia, one question that commonly arises for those businesses will no doubt be: does GST...