by epoch | Feb 7, 2019 | eNews
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned about the emergence of a scam where “…scammers are using an ATO number to send fraudulent SMS messages to taxpayers asking them to click on a link and hand over their personal details in order to obtain a refund.” The...
by epoch | Feb 7, 2019 | eNews
Another year, another scam. While data driven crime is more sophisticated and difficult to address than ever, human error and judgement remains one of the major problems. The latest data breach report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)...
by epoch | Feb 7, 2019 | eNews
Life does not always go to plan. While we logically know that, most of us don’t plan for the worst – it’s all a bit morbid and time consuming. The downside of not planning is the potential for hard earned assets to be squandered, family fall-outs, and money...
by epoch | Dec 4, 2018 | eNews
The Taxable Payments Reporting system was introduced to stem the flow of cash payments to contractors and rampant under-reporting of income. Since the building and construction industry was first targeted in 2012, the reporting system has expanded to include cleaning...
by epoch | Dec 4, 2018 | eNews
New laws passed by parliament last month directly target the behaviour of taxpayers that don’t meet their obligations. Tax deductions denied If taxpayers do not meet their PAYG withholding tax obligations, from 1 July 2019 they will not be able to claim a tax...
