by Rod Spicer | Jan 15, 2025 | Featured Articles, Financial Services, Practice Management
Audit activity by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and other government revenue authorities are frequently triggered by targeted crackdowns, driven using sophisticated data matching and advanced artificial intelligence tools. These technologies allow the ATO and... 
by Rod Spicer | Jan 30, 2023 | Business Services, Featured Articles, Practice Management, Uncategorised
The Accountancy Insurance Claims Department continues to be busy processing claims from client accounting firms across Australia. The five most common audit activity areas 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022 were: • Payroll Tax (All States) • Employer Obligations... 
by Rod Spicer | Aug 17, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
Be on the front foot with our ATO audit activity trend predictions and how to reduce the impact when they come in. Despite the temporary slowing in 2020 of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and other State & Federal government revenue authorities’ audit... by Rod Spicer | Jul 14, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
Every accountant knows that reviews or audits of your client’s tax returns or financial compliance obligations can sometimes be unavoidable. When an audit hits, this is rarely a reflection of the work put into preparing the return and is more often due to a specific... by Rod Spicer | May 2, 2018 | Latest News
Late last year the Commissioner of Taxation’s Annual Report was released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). A few key themes were evident in the report including the refinement of deductions being claimed, ongoing targeting of privately owned and wealthy groups,... 
