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Company amends tax returns without client authorisations
A company tax agent was found to have insufficient supervisory arrangements and review processes which led to unauthorised lodgements of amended income tax returns of five taxpayers. The company… read more
Tax agent terminated for false declarations in SMSF returns
A tax agent was found to have made false declarations in annual returns that she lodged with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on behalf of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), including a… read more
Suspended individual allows company to lodge returns with no supervising tax agent
An individual tax agent had allowed his company tax agent to lodge over 400 tax returns and 50 business activity statements (BAS) for clients while he was suspended from providing tax agent services… read more
Tax agent caught in tax evasion of over $1.6 million
A tax agent was found to have grossly underreported his income in his 2017 to 2019 tax returns, resulting in a tax shortfall of over $1.6 million. Australian Taxation Office (ATO) audits revealed the… read more
Company ordered to appoint additional supervising tax agent
The Board Conduct Committee (BCC) found that a company tax agent, with two registered individual tax agents, failed to provide competent services and adequate supervision to its large client base.… read more
Tax agent cautioned for not passing on tax refunds
A tax agent failed to obtain a client’s written authority to use his practice trust account to receive their tax refunds and then used the client’s refunds to offset his fees. Issues found… read more
Company practises with no supervising agent
A company tax agent lodged 96 returns and statements when it did not have any supervising registered tax agent individuals. The company had declared in its 2019 annual declaration that its director… read more
Company suspended for aiding unregistered agent activities
A company, lodging on behalf of an unregistered agent, failed to meet its responsibilities as a registered tax agent. The company lodged tax returns for 19 taxpayers prepared by the unregistered… read more
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), members of the public can seek access to documents held by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). Making a freedom of information (FOI) request To… read more
Information Publication Scheme
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is required to comply with the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). The IPS requires us to publish a broad… read more
Freedom of Information disclosure log
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is required by section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log requirement does not… read more
Information Publication Scheme Agency Plan
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) Australian government agencies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) are required to publish a range of information on their websites to… read more
Suspended tax agent fails to complete CPE as ordered
A tax agent was previously suspended by the Board Conduct Committee (BCC) for failing to complete any continuing professional education (CPE) activity. The BCC also had ordered the agent to complete… read more
Collection of personal information
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A company loses registration due to dishonesty and incompetent services
An Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referral prompted an investigation into the affairs of a registered tax agent company. The company’s sole director was also the company’s only supervising… read more
False audit declarations result in termination
A registered tax agent had made false declarations in over 170 self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) tax returns. The tax agent had included details of an SMSF auditor in the tax returns, including… read more
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Stolen tax refunds and fraudulent returns uncovered in Board investigations
Three complaints against a registered tax agent led to findings of serious misconduct by the tax agent, involving stolen tax refunds and fraudulent returns spanning several years. Fraudulent tax… read more