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ATO compliance spotlight areas 2011/12

Jun 30, 2011

Tags: Company tax, Deductions, Employees, Employers, GST, Personal tax, Small Business, SMSF, Starting a Business, Super

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) today released their Compliance Program 2011-12, a publication which outlines key focus areas attracting ATO attention for the coming year. Here are a few of the more interesting statistics coming out of that report together with comments from Mr Taxman himself, Adrian Raftery, author of 101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax - Legally!

6 Tax Changes taking effect from 1 July

Jun 28, 2011

Tags: Children, Deductions, Education, Family, Personal tax

The only constant about tax is change. Here are some of the tax changes coming into play from 1 July

Parental leave pay

Jun 17, 2011

Tags: Company tax, Employees, Employers, Family, Small Business

There are two ways to administer new regulations ... the short way ... and the long way. To me this seems like the long way to go around things. From 1 July 2011, employers will be responsible for providing Parental Leave Pay to ...

Latest research - tax time takes its toll on small business owners

Jun 16, 2011

Tags: Company tax, Deductions, Employers, GST, Small Business, Starting a Business

The end of financial year is an anxious time for Australia’s small business owners bewildered by the complexity of tax reporting and stressed by the amount of paperwork involved, according to the latest American Express Tax Time Survey that I was involved in.

Taxman's hit list for 2011

Jun 16, 2011

Tags: Deductions, Employees, Personal tax

So just like Santa, the Taxman has made his list for 2011. This year the ATO will be paying close attention to claims from people employed in the following occupations ...
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