The ATO is airing the ‘dirty laundry’ on work-related clothing and laundry expenses warning that it is closely reviewing claims. “Last year around 6 million people claimed work-related clothing and laundry expenses, with total claims adding up to nearly $1.8 billion. While many of these claims will be legitimate, we don’t think that half…
Tip-offs to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have reached an all-time high with close to 60,000 tip-offs received between June and May 2019 – almost double the number of the previous year. The ATO thinks the number of tip-offs will reach around 70,000 for the full financial year. Common problem areas that people feel…
A consistent theme this tax time is overclaiming and under reporting. With the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) getting more and more sophisticated in its data matching approaches, taxpayers can expect greater scrutiny where their claims are more than what is expected. We take a look at the key issues for you, your business and…
If you’re starting to employ people, congratulations – business is obviously going well. And welcome to payroll. Here’s your introduction to the basics of pay, deductions, and dealing with the tax office. What does payroll mean for small business? At a basic level payroll is giving with one hand and taking with the other. You…
Employers are increasingly being subjected to a rolling series of audits by the ATO where they slip behind on their Superannuation Guarantee (SG) obligations as the Tax Office now taking a harder line on non-compliance, warns a technical expert. Insyt chief executive Darren Wynen said the focus by the federal government on SG non-compliance has…
The tax office has announced that its investigators will be hitting the streets, visiting businesses directly as part of its ongoing crackdown on the “black economy”. In a statement, the ATO said that it will drop in as many as 500 small businesses across Tasmania, with areas in and around Launceston and Smithton a key…
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