COMPLIANCE CASE STUDIES
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
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