Tax agent’s lack of reasonable care lead to tax shortfalls and penalties for clients

Issued: 30 November 2022 Last modified: 30 November 2022 Date of decision: 15 September 2022

Repeated disregard of tax laws and incompetent services lead to registration termination

Issued: 30 November 2022 Last modified: 30 November 2022 Date of decision: 15 September 2022

Failing to disclose disciplinary action affects fitness and propriety

Issued: 14 November 2022 Last modified: 14 November 2022 Date of decision: 25 August 2022

Tax agent banned from providing services to SMSF clients

Issued: 14 November 2022 Last modified: 14 November 2022 Date of decision: 25 August 2022

Professional indemnity insurance coverage essential to retain registration

Issued: 12 October 2022 Last modified: 12 October 2022 Date of decision: 4 August 2022

False audit declarations in SMSF returns lead to termination

Issued: 19 September 2022 Last modified: 19 September 2022 Date of decision: 21 July 2022

Tax agent targets senior Australians to steal tax refunds

Issued: 24 August 2022 Last modified: 24 August 2022 Date of decision: 16 June 2022

Failure to complete CPE and other Code breaches lead to registration suspension

Issued: 24 August 2022 Last modified: 24 August 2022 Date of decision: 16 June 2022

Tax agent shows repeated disregard for obligations

Issued: 17 August 2022 Last modified: 17 August 2022 Date of decision: 26 May 2022

Ensuring tax practitioners uphold the integrity of the profession

Issued: 16 August 2022 Last modified: 16 August 2022 Date of decision: 26 May 2022

Tax agent terminated following referral from Migration Agents Registration Authority

Issued: 22 July 2022 Last modified: 22 July 2022 Date of decision: 28 April 2022

Tax agent terminated after claiming a bogus Research and Development tax offset

Issued: 22 July 2022 Last modified: 22 July 2022 Date of decision: 31 March 2022

Obstruction of tax laws and dishonest conduct

Issued: 31 May 2022 Last modified: 31 May 2022 Date of decision: 10 March 2022

Misconduct leads to tax agent terminations

Issued: 27 May 2022 Last modified: 27 May 2022 Date of decision: 10 March 2022

AAT upholds TPB decision to terminate tax agent for breaching registration condition

Issued: 17 March 2022 Last modified: 17 March 2022 Date of decision: 25 February 2022

Serious breaches lead to termination and a ban on reapplying

Issued: 6 May 2022 Last modified: 6 May 2022 Date of decision: 17 February 2022

Dishonesty and multiple Code breaches lead to termination of BAS agent

Issued: 28 April 2022 Last modified: 28 April 2022 Date of decision: 27 January 2022

A heavy lesson for three unregistered companies

Issued: 7 March 2022 Last modified: 7 March 2022 Date of decision: 5 January 2022

Failure to maintain professional indemnity insurance leads to termination of tax agent and their company

Issued: 8 April 2022 Last modified: 8 April 2022 Date of decision: 9 December 2021

Code breaches lead to termination of tax agent and their company

Issued: 28 March 2022 Last modified: 28 March 2022 Date of decision: 9 December 2021