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Compliance, TPB

Tougher tax agent penalties welcomed

A major accounting body has welcomed plans to significantly increase penalties for tax agents who breach their legal obligations.

A major accounting body has welcomed plans to significantly increase penalties for tax agents who breach their legal obligations.

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Education, SMSF, Superannuation, TPB

Tax advice deadline shouldn’t be ignored

Financial Advice Association Australia, FAAA, Tax Practitioners Board, TPB, FAAA Roadshow 2025, Phil Anderson,

Financial advisers should acknowledge the year end deadline for education requirements runs concurrently with one governing tax advice.

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Tax, TPB

Updated tax agent bill tabled in parliament

Tax agents code of professional conduct Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination 2024 Stephen Jones IFPA SMSF Association amendment

An amended bill dealing with the proposed changes to the code of professional conduct for tax agents has been tabled in parliament.

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Compliance, TPB

Tax agent code needs more attention

Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination 2024 Stephen Jones Treasury Amendments Joint bodies IFPA SMSF Association CA ANZ CPA Australia FAAA

More work is needed before the final version of the Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination 2024 can be seen as satisfactory.

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Tax, TPB

PM called on to fix tax agent code

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand CPA Australia Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination Stephen Jones Ainslie van Onselen Chris Freeland

A group of industry bodies representing tax agents has called on the Prime Minister to address changes to a new code of conduct in a move that bypasses the relevant minister ahead of a meeting later this week.

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Compliance, Tax, TPB

Jones plans tax agent code meeting

Code of Professional Conduct Tax Practitioners Board TPB Stephen Jones IFPA Institute of Financial Professionals Australia Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination

The government has invited a group of industry bodies to air their concerns over changes to the tax agent code of conduct, with mandatory reporting being a key issue of concern.

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