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The Board Conduct Committee (BCC) found a tax agent had engaged in serious breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct (Code) and ceased to meet the registration requirements to be a fit and proper… read more
Misappropriation of clients’ fund
An individual tax agent was found by our Board Conduct Committee (BCC) to have breached the following items of the Code of Professional Conduct (Code): Code item 1 - you must act honestly and with… read more
Updated guidance relating to disqualified entities released
On 18 December 2023 we issued Exposure Draft Information Sheets in relation to Code items 15 and 16 of the Code of Professional Conduct (the Code), which applied from 1 January 2024 (subject to… read more
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) Join us and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to find out what’s new this tax time. We’ll talk about ways you can prepare and the risk areas that the ATO… read more
Get ready for annual registration
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) From 1 July 2024 the registration period for tax and BAS agents is changing. Join this webinar to find out why the registration period is moving to an annual… read more
On 31 May 2024, the Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Act 2024 . This Act amends the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) and Taxation Administration Act… read more
2-year ban imposed for Code breaches including failure to comply with an AAT order
Our investigation into the misconduct of a registered tax agent in 2022 resulted in our Board Conduct Committee (BCC) imposing administrative sanctions. Following an appeal of the decision to the… read more
Download Breach reporting factsheet Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) Breach reporting requirements have been strengthened to support the majority of tax practitioners in their voluntarily… read more
Read the combined Consultative Forum (CF) and Tax Practitioner Governance and Standards Forum (TPGSF) reports from the links below: 2024 Combined CF and TPGSF report – 1 May 2024 Read online
Tax Practitioner Governance and Standards Forum and Consultative Forum - 1 May 2024
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) Thank you for joining Peter de Cure (TPB Chair) and Matthew Addison (Tax Practitioner Governance and Standards Forum Co-Chair), at the combined Tax… read more
New Code Determination lifts professional standards for tax practitioners
A new Ministerial power to expand the obligations in the Code of Professional Conduct (Code) was introduced to enable a swift response to any emerging or existing risks in tax practitioner… read more
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) Reform measures What are the new Code Determination requirements? Under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA), the Australian Government has issued the Code… read more
TPB(I) D54/2024 False or misleading statements to the TPB or Commissioner
This exposure draft has been withdrawn due to amendments to the Code Determination registered on 8 October. We will be releasing a new exposure draft for public consultation soon on this obligation.… read more
This exposure draft has been withdrawn due to amendments to the Code Determination registered on 8 October. We will be releasing a new exposure draft for public consultation soon on these obligations… read more
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) Hear the latest information on your obligations when it comes to disqualified entities. We’ve now considered all feedback received from our recent… read more
Whistleblowing and confidentiality
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) New whistleblower arrangements to protect individuals who make disclosures about misconduct by tax practitioners come into effect on 1 July. This webinar will… read more