Billion-dollar but tax-free: Are SMEs paying more tax than Australia’s biggest businesses?
The ATO has released some numbers on the amount of company tax Australia's largest companies paid in 2016-17, sparking a conversation about how SMEs fare.
Superannuation crackdown for small businesses under new laws for dodgy operators
A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.
“Biggest compliance undertaking since GST”: Everything you need to know about the new single touch payroll laws
Explainer: Single Touch Payroll laws are being extended to businesses with less than 19 workers. Here's what you need to know about the changes.
ATO warning as $800,000 stolen: Are data breaches fuelling sophisticated scams?
ATO phone scams robbed taxpayers of $800,000 in November, prompting a tax office warning ahead of Christmas.
ATO outlines new digital approach as it takes tax digital
The ATO will launch a new e-commerce platform to support its digital dreams, but micro businesses are still in the dark about how a prospective single-touch-payroll regime would affect them.
‘Houses on the line’: Tax disputes to become easier for SMEs, but is earlier intervention needed?
Businesses with tax disputes will have an easier go of things under a new coalition policy, which will establish a dedicated concierge within the ASBFEO.
“It scares them”: Free tax advice for SMEs with disputes under new Labor policy
Business owners with tax office disputes will be able to access free legal advice under a new plan unveiled by Labor on Monday.
Business owner jailed for five years over illegal phoenix activity
A business owner convicted of illegal phoenix activity will spend five years in prison, amid a broader crackdown on the black economy.
Christmas party? There’s a tax for that
Planning on holding a Christmas Party this year? Well it turns out there's a tax covering that, so make sure you've dotted your i's and crossed your t's.
Common tax errors revealed: ATO visiting 10,000 businesses in nationwide compliance push
The ATO is visiting 10,000 small businesses in a compliance push this financial year. Is your business making one of these common errors?
Gerry Harvey slams GST avoiders, but concedes new tax may be hard to enforce
Gerry Harvey says it may be difficult for the tax office to crack down on businesses skirting a new tax on low value imports.
Small businesses owe over $12 billion to the ATO as crackdown continues
The ATO collected more tax than it expected last year amid a crackdown on tax avoidance while moving to improve its engagement with small businesses.
