28/07/2023: SMSF scheme: residential property purchase
With the never-ending increase in Australian house prices, many desperate home buyers are often turning to other, perhaps unconventional, means to secure housing, one such property scheme currently making the rounds involves the use of SMSFs and has caught the ATO’s attention. The scheme is classified as an illegal early release by the ATO and …
28/07/2023: Motor vehicle data matching program extended
The ATO has extended the motor vehicles data matching program once again to encompass the 2022-23 to 2024-25 financial years. This successful program has been running for 19 years in various iterations, and was developed as a way to assess the overall tax compliance of individuals and businesses involved in buying and selling motor vehicles. …