Warning to watch out for myGov and ATO tax scams
The government’s Stay Smart Online website warns there has been a surge in scammers impersonating [...]
Reasonable travel and overtime meal allowance amounts for 2019-20
Taxation Determination TD 2019/11, issued on 3 July 2019, sets out the amounts the Commissioner [...]
Super downsizer contributions reach $1 billion: Minister
The Assistant Treasurer, Michael Sukkar, has announced that older Australians downsizing from their family homes [...]
GST on low value goods – “very successful initiative”, says ATO
The ATO says it has now collected over $250 million in additional GST since the [...]
New ATO data-matching program – overseas movement data and HELP debt
The ATO said it will acquire overseas movement data from the Department of Home Affairs [...]
FBT, taxi travel and ride sourcing – ATO clarifies
For businesses, taxi travel by an employee is an exempt benefit if the travel is [...]
Employees guide for work expenses: ATO
The ATO has released an employees guide for work expenses to help employees decide whether [...]
STP reporting irregularities: ATO contacting businesses
The ATO has advised tax agents that it is currently emailing Single Touch Payroll (STP) [...]
ATO statement on administration of the low and middle income tax offset (LMITO)
The ATO announced on 5 July 2019 that it is implementing the necessary system changes [...]
Personal tax cuts Bill passed without amendment, now law
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More Of Their Money) Bill [...]