The ATO's power to access taxpayer information The ATO’s wide-ranging formal and informal information gathering powers are supported by an arsenal of powerful computers, connections with other government bodies and an array of sanctions to assure cooperation, which...
The post-election landscape
Print this article. Background The Federal Election held on 18 May 2019 returned a Coalition Government with a majority in the House of Representatives (although counting continues in some seats). At the time of writing, one seat remains in doubt. Following the...
How to Prepare a 2018 Company Tax Return with Unenacted Measures
Print this article. Our Banter blog on the changes to the Base rate entity rules in November 2017 detailed the measures contained in the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan Base Rate Entities) Bill 2017 (‘the Bill’) which propose to improve the current law by...
Unenacted Tax Measures at 30 June 2018: Bills Wrap Up
Print this article. In wrapping up the Autumn session of Parliamentary sittings, the Senate adjourned at 8.17 pm on Thursday 28 June 2018 until Monday 13 August 2018. At the close of Parliament, surprisingly and disappointingly, the backlog of highly anticipated tax...