Stop and think before you click the link

We've issued a warning about an emerging impersonation email scam targeting tax practitioners. The scam email is sent from a fake email address ( noreply@tpb.gov.au ) and asks you to verify your… read more

Supporting Privacy Awareness Week

The Tax Practitioners Board takes privacy seriously and we are a proud supporter of  Privacy Awareness Week  (PAW), running from 2 – 8 May 2022. Led by the  Office of the Australian Information… read more

Verify your identity at your next registration renewal

All registered individual tax practitioners, and those applying to register with us, must complete a one-off proof of identity (POI) process that helps protect their personal information and meets… read more

Financial Services and Credit Panel regulates financial advisers

The Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been expanded and given its own legislative functions and powers as the new single… read more

New version of regulations takes effect on 1 April 2022

The Tax Agent Services Regulations 2009 expire on 1 April 2022 and will be replaced by Tax Agent Services Regulations 2022 (TASR 2022).   The regulations include, among others, the registration… read more

Helping your clients access state and territory COVID-19 assistance packages

Each Australian state and territory have different financial help and assistance for businesses and individuals affected by COVID-19. Many businesses are engaging tax practitioners to help them… read more

FAQs – COVID-19 state and territory assistance packages

Each Australian state and territory have different financial help and assistance for businesses and individuals affected by COVID-19. Many businesses are engaging tax practitioners to help them… read more

Our stakeholders

We (the Tax Practitioners Board) work as an independent government body and work with many stakeholders to deliver our priorities   Recognised professional associations Professional associations may… read more

BAS services expanded for COVID-19

On 15 April 2020, through a legislative instrument, we expanded the scope of services that registered BAS agents can provide to their clients about the government’s economic initiatives in response… read more

FAQs - COVID-19 stimulus measures and Code obligations

  What are my Code obligations when assisting clients to estimate their turnover to determine their eligibility for the JobKeeper Payment? Under the Code of Professional Conduct (Code), you must take… read more

TPB begins consulting on four guidance documents

Today the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has released four draft  guidance documents  for public consultation. This includes three new and one updated guidance document for tax practitioners. The… read more

Federal Court puts a stop to fake tax agent

On 18 July 2022, Justice Derrington of the Federal Court ordered Franibelle Saludo Ordiales of Brisbane to stop preparing and lodging income tax returns, for a fee, while not a registered tax agent… read more

‘Reprehensible conduct’ – tax agents banned to protect the public

A Queensland tax agent has been stripped of their registration after committing a string of serious breaches against the regulator’s legislated Code of Professional Conduct, including claiming bogus… read more