ATO to Strengthen Its Debt Recovery Efforts

The debt owed to the Australian Taxation Office (“ATO”) has ballooned to over $19.5 billion. Tax debt has increased by 10% as of June 2014, compared to the previous year’s figures. It seems that the Australian tax debt is growing at a much faster rate than the ATO’s...

Telstra 2014 Share Buy-Back – The Tax Effect

The ATO has issued a fact sheet in relation to the off-market share buy-back that Telstra announced in 2014. The fact sheet provides advice for Australian resident investors who hold their shares on capital account and are subject to the CGT provisions. Participating...