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TPB terminates tax agent registrations for overclaiming expenses
The tax agent registrations of Wollongong tax agents, DW & AR McNeice and David Warren McNeice, have been terminated by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) for overclaiming expenses on behalf of… read more
TPB welcomes Inspector-General of Taxation report on future of tax profession
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) welcomes the release of a report by the Inspector-General of Taxation and the Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) on the role of the tax profession into the future. Released… read more
Court orders stop Hacker from providing tax services
On Friday 1 March, before Justice Rangiah of the Federal Court of Australia, Mr Kent Scott Hacker of Stafford, Brisbane, undertook to not provide tax services illegally in response to an application… read more
Positive response to tax practitioner debt and lodgement strategy
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) announced today that thousands of tax practitioners have updated their tax affairs since its compliance strategy was announced in December 2018. 'Over two thousand… read more
TPB welcomes new Chair and Board appointments
Today the Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, has announced the appointment of Board member, Mr Ian Klug AM, as the new Chair of the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). Mr Klug has been a member of the… read more
TPB and ATO act swiftly on complaints about alleged theft of tax refunds
A joint investigation launched by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has resulted in the termination of two registered tax agents, QTR Accountants Pty Ltd and… read more
Tax practitioners urged to rectify outstanding personal tax obligations
Today the Chair of the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), Mr Ian Taylor, has announced that the TPB has launched a new compliance strategy, calling on registered tax practitioners (which collectively… read more
Tax Practitioners Board takes pre-emptive action on Kabir case
Following the sentencing of former tax agent Mr Md Zahidul Kabir to five years’ jail for fraud and money-laundering in the Sydney District Court this week, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has… read more
TPB(PN) 5/2022 Proof of identity requirements for client verification
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) Tax Practitioners Board Practice Note The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has released this Practice Note (PN) to provide practical guidance and assistance to… read more
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) 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… read more
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) This document is a Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) proposed guideline (TPB(PG)) that the TPB intends to issue as a TPB guideline (TPB(G)) under paragraph 60-15(… read more
Proof of identity checks for tax practitioners
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) All registered individual tax practitioners, and those applying to register with us, must complete a one-off proof of identity (POI) process that helps… read more
Notifiable Data Breaches scheme
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) The Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme applies to eligible data breaches that occur on or after 22 February 2018 and is an amendment to the Privacy Act… read more
Protect your practice from cyber-attacks
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has received information that cyber criminals may be targeting tax practitioners and their practices in an attempt to harvest personal information, commit identity… read more
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) New whistleblower laws commenced on 1 July 2024. These laws extend whistleblower protections to individuals who ‘blow the whistle’ about a related entity to… read more
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) Tax Practitioners Board discussion paper The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has released this discussion paper to invite comments in relation to the TPB’s review… read more
Registration options to provide tax (financial) advice services
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) no longer regulates tax (financial) advisers from 1 January 2022. The provision of tax (financial) advice services will,… read more
Effect of undischarged bankruptcy on registration
There are certain events that can affect your continued registration as a tax agent or BAS agent. One of these events is becoming an undischarged bankrupt. You must notify us within 30 days if you… read more
Tax agent services legislation Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) — establishes the Tax Practitioners Board and provides for the registration and regulation of tax and BAS agents. Read online Tax… read more
TPB information products by topic
Table of contents TOC (auto-generated) We have a range of information products, from binding guidance to general information that set out the Tax Practitioners Board's view of how the laws we… read more