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Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) View the resources for our webinar, Know your obligations. It’s important for new tax practitioners to understand their ongoing registration obligations. In… read more
Lack of integrity leads to termination
The Board Conduct Committee (BCC) found a tax agent had engaged in multiple, serious breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct (Code). They also ceased to meet the registration requirements to be… read more
Blatant disregard for obligations leads to termination and ban
A tax agent and the tax agent company they were the sole director of, were found to no longer meet the requirements for registration after breaching multiple items of the Code of Professional Conduct… read more
Extending support to clients impacted by high-risk tax practitioners
At the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), we’re continuously looking at ways to enhance our support to consumers impacted by the services of high-risk tax practitioners and unregistered preparers. By… read more
DISCLAIMER This is a Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) information sheet (TPB(I)). It is intended to be for information only. While it seeks to provide practical assistance and explanation, it does not… read more
Tax agent not fit to be registered after repeated misconduct
After serious Code of Professional Conduct (Code) breaches and repeated misconduct, a tax agent was found to no longer be a fit and proper person to be registered. The Board Conduct Committee (BCC)… read more
$230,000 fine for brazen unregistered tax preparer
Perth-based Jessa Van Stroe (also known as Jessa Layola) has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay $230,000 in penalties for providing tax agent services for a fee while not… read more
Compliance - the year in review
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) In this webinar we delve into our compliance outcomes from 2023. We go over the types of cases investigated, the outcomes from our investigations, and we share… read more
Flagrant disregard for the Code results in termination and ban
Following an investigation, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) decided to terminate the registrations of an individual BAS agent and a tax agent company which they were a joint director of, after they… read more
Draft guidance for new Code items issued - seeking feedback
On 27 November 2023, the government made changes to the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) through Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Act 2023 . Today, we are releasing the following draft… read more
Rogue employee impacts company’s tax agent registration
The Board Conduct Committee (BCC) found a registered tax agent company breached the Code of Professional Conduct (Code), when it failed to ensure a BAS agent service it provided, or that was provided… read more
Taxpayers face audits after incompetent services
An individual tax agent and the tax agent company in which they were the sole director of, was found to have breached multiple items of the Code of Professional Conduct (Code) leading to the… read more
Integrity of the tax system at risk from dishonest agent
A tax agent was found by the Board Conduct Committee (BCC) to have breached Code item 1 of the Code of Professional Conduct, you must act honestly and with integrity. The agent lodged 43 income tax… read more
Protecting the integrity of the tax system from dishonest BAS agent behaviour
A BAS agent has had their registration terminated with a 5-year ban from re-applying for registration after they breached 5 Code of Professional Conduct (Code) items and were found to no longer be a… read more
Tax agent with a criminal past
The Board Conduct Committee (BCC) found a tax agent had engaged in multiple, serious breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct (Code). They also ceased to meet the registration requirements to be… read more
Failure to declare a criminal conviction leads to termination
Following an investigation, we terminated the tax agent registration of an individual on the basis that an event affecting their registration as outlined in the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 had… read more
Deceptive agent receives 3-year ban
Following an investigation, our Board Conduct Committee (BCC) decided to terminate the registration of a tax agent who had a conditional registration (goods and services tax – specialty), after… read more
FAQs - tax practitioners providing services in relation to State or Territory tax laws
The regulatory role of the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) in respect of registered tax practitioners is in relation to taxation laws administered by the Commissioner of Taxation or the TPB under… read more