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Consumer Price Index (CPI) rates

26 min 1 sec ago
These Consumer Price Index (CPI) rates have been updated to include the December 2011 quarter figure.

Capital allowances: frozen pre-prepared meals and selected snacks - draft effective lives

26 min 1 sec ago
This document makes available for comment draft effective lives for assets used in the manufacture of certain frozen pre-prepared foods including frozen appetisers, frozen pizzas, frozen potato products (french fries etc) and frozen pre-prepared meals. Comments should be made by 2 March 2012.

FBT minutes, November 2011

26 min 1 sec ago
Minutes of the NTLG Fringe Benefits Tax Sub-committee meeting held 10 November 2011.

eLink 03/12

5 February 2012 - 12:36pm
Bulletin to inform tax professionals of the most recent updates to ato.gov.au including lead article titled 'Default assessments to issue soon'. Issued 25 January 2012.

Tax practitioner research 2011-12

5 February 2012 - 12:17pm
Details about the tax practitioner research we will conduct in the first half of 2012.

Private ruling application form (registered agent)

4 February 2012 - 9:00pm
If you are a tax agent or other tax professional, you should use this form to apply for your own private ruling or a private ruling on behalf of a client.

Private ruling application form (not for tax professionals)

4 February 2012 - 9:00pm
If you are not a tax agent or other tax professional, you may use this form to apply for a private ruling on your own behalf or on behalf of another individual or entity.

Tax Practitioner Action Plan

4 February 2012 - 9:00pm
Speech by Taxation Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo to the CPA Sydney Professional Accountants Group Annual Dinner on 2 February 2012.

Non-Profit News Service No. 0361 - Addendum to Tax basics for non-profit organisations

4 February 2012 - 9:00pm
Feb 2012. We have issued an addendum to our guide Tax basics for non-profit organisations (NAT 7966) with changes that have occurred since the guide was released in June 2011.

Large Business and International Income Tax - Risk differentiation framework

4 February 2012 - 9:00pm
The Risk Differentiation Framework (RDF) approach helps us to assess your tax risk and determine the intensity of our response in a coherent, consistent and considered way.

Foreign exchange rates

4 February 2012 - 9:00pm
List of daily, monthly and annual foreign exchange rates. Updated to include daily and monthly rates for January 2012.

Risk differentiation framework fact sheet

4 February 2012 - 2:15pm
This fact sheet details how we assess your tax compliance risk and determine how we engage with you.

Writing to you about our view

3 February 2012 - 9:00pm
From November 2011 to March 2012, the Commissioner is progressively writing to large businesses about their risk categorisations under the RDF for each of income tax, GST and excise.

Tax crime investigations and results

3 February 2012 - 9:00pm
We take all forms of tax evasion and intentional non-compliance seriously. See these statistics on serious fraud offences and summary offences under the Tax Administration Act.

Project Wickenby

2 February 2012 - 9:00pm
An overview of Project Wickenby cross-agency task force, who could be investigated, who is prosecuted and the results the project is getting.

Find us on social media

2 February 2012 - 9:00pm
We're now on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Providing you with the latest updates on new measures, changes to legislation and reminders of upcoming due dates.

Payments from worker entitlement funds - fact sheet for individuals

2 February 2012 - 10:05am
Worker entitlement funds are funds established to preserve the benefits and entitlements of employees engaged in particular industries. If you are a member of a worker entitlement fund, you need to be aware of how payments from the fund are treated for tax purposes.

Tax discount of 50% for interest income

2 February 2012 - 6:30am
On 25 November 2011, the government announced it would defer the start date of the savings discount measure to 2013-14 income year.

Draft Personal Tax Advisory Group minutes - 3 November 2011

2 February 2012 - 6:30am
Draft minutes of Personal Tax Advisory Group meeting held on 3 November 2011.

Tax-exempt body entertainment fringe benefits

2 February 2012 - 6:30am
A tax-exempt body entertainment fringe benefit may arise if an employer is wholly or partially exempt from income tax and provides an employee with entertainment by way of food, drink or recreation - including associated accommodation or travel provided.