Phoenix operator sentenced following ATO investigation

Phoenix operator sentenced following ATO investigation

The District Court of Western Australia convicted business owner Sung Jae Cho of 20 charges under the Criminal Code, including obtaining a financial advantage by deception between 2004 and 2007, the ATO said in a statement. Between 1997 and 2009, Mr Cho operated a...
ATO flags bitcoin scam as tax deadline nears

ATO flags bitcoin scam as tax deadline nears

The ATO said payments through bitcoin ATMs have now overtaken iTunes vouchers as the most common method of scam payment. With the 21 November deadline looming for taxpayers needing to make a payment to the ATO, assistant commissioner Kath Anderson said November is a...
Franking credits proposal opposed, inquiry opens

Franking credits proposal opposed, inquiry opens

The inquiry from the House economics committee is set to begin public hearings in Melbourne next week. IPA chief executive Andrew Conway said the inquiry will heighten community understanding of a well-established feature of Australia’s taxation system....
What an SMSF auditor can do to avoid litigation

What an SMSF auditor can do to avoid litigation

In both instances, the trustees of the SMSF invested with a trusted friend or adviser, who also owned a percentage of the firm preparing the financial statements of the SMSF and who ultimately scammed them out of their investment. When I audit a club or association, I...
How the ATO will close the tax gap?

How the ATO will close the tax gap?

The tax gap project arose from our desire to build a broad suite of effectiveness measures to assess our performance as the administrator of the taxation and superannuation system in Australia. The purpose of a tax gap is to get an estimate of the difference between...