The majority of Australians appear to feel that the wealthy should pay more tax. 60% of respondents in a recent ACTU survey support raising taxes for Australia’s highest income earners. Major findings of a recent ACTU study include: Support for raising taxes for people who earn more than $200,000 per year. Support for cutting taxes for […]
ATO Audits are Now More Accurate at Finding Tax Cheats
ATO Audits are conducted when ATO systems detect signs that someone is cheating on their taxes. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) now uses more advanced computers to detect suspicious claims and fraudulent tax returns. Computer modeling finds tax cheats and triggers ATO audits A series of 20 computer models run on every tax return, with […]
Tax Audits: Are they likely to affect you this year?
The ATO identifies key targets for tax audits in 2011. Each year the ATO releases a list of risks they have identified under their compliance program. The list points out what the ATO will focus on in their tax audits and checking in the upcoming year. Take a look below to see if any of the key […]
Australia’s Favourite Online Tax Return is Faster & Easier Than Ever!
Australia’s favourite online tax return has many new features and improvements. What’s New? We’ve made many new updates this year. Here are four we think you’ll really like: Can I start now? Yes! The 2025 online tax return is live. But don’t worry, you can enter all of your details now and finish your 2025 […]
The Etax Accountants blog is here!
Welcome to the newly launched Etax Accountants Blog: Tax Tips for Australians. Our accountants have been hard at work preparing for the beginning of this year’s Tax Season. And, with July 1st only 10 days away, it is with great excitement that we have launched this invaluable resource for all Australian Tax Payers (and anyone […]