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What Accounting Clients Want Now: Successful Leaders Share Insights
A Cleardocs whitepaper reveals how leading accounting professionals have strengthened their client relationships despite the challenges of the past two years.
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2022-23 Federal Budget Report: Powered by the Weekly Tax Bulletin
On Tuesday, 29 March 2022, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the 2022-23 Federal Budget. The Weekly Tax Bulletin has released a report summarising the announcement.
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Claiming Legal Professional Privilege: draft ATO protocol
The ATO has released its draft protocol to guide taxpayers and their advisors when making Legal Professional Privilege claims to the regulator.
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Pandora Papers released: ATO to investigate for Australian links
The ATO is investigating details of offshore tax planning activities contained in the so-called “Pandora Papers” released by the ICIJ.
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NSW COVID-19 JobSaver changes: more businesses, increased payment
The NSW Government has announced changes to key support measure, the JobSaver package, for businesses impacted by the ongoing lockdown.
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COVID-19 Disaster Support Payment boosted: PM and Treasurer
Increased financial support for workers in New South Wales is now available as part of the expanded national COVID-19 Disaster Payment, the government announced.
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Cryptocurrency taxation myths: time for a reality check
Cryptocurrency is no longer confined to the fringe of organised crime and tech companies. The age of ‘digital currency’ has well and truly arrived and many Australians have taken to investing in crypto. Tax myths abound and not surprisingly, regulators worldwide, including the ATO, are on the case.
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2021 Budget snapshot
This year’s Budget was dominated by spending measures directed toward social programs, with only a few, very specific, tax changes.
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Downsizer in-specie contributions confirmed by ATO
The ATO has confirmed to the SMSF Association that an individual can make a downsizer super contribution as an in-specie (ie non-cash) contribution, provided that the other eligibility criteria are satisfied.
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