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Practice Update December 2023
ATO's lodgment penalty amnesty is about to end The ATO is remitting failure to lodge penalties for eligible small businesses. Businesses which have not yet taken advantage of the ATO's lodgment penalty amnesty only have [...]
Christmas Parties & Gifts 2023
Year-end (and other) staff parties Editor: With the well earned December/January holiday season on the way, many employers will be planning to reward staff with a celebratory party or event. However, there are important issues [...]
Agent nomination process
A new process has been introduced by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for nominating a registered agent. This new process is called ‘Client-to-agent linking’ and, effective from 13 November 2023, it applies to all taxpayers [...]
Small Business – Lodgment Penalty Amnesty Program
As of May 9, 2023, as part of the 2023-24 Budget, the government has introduced a lodgment penalty amnesty program aimed at encouraging small businesses to re-engage with the tax system and bring their obligations [...]