Advice and tips from the ATO to help untangle client conundrums

The ATO has provided links to tips and advice for tax professionals about common errors, plus other topics of interest, practitioners may come across in their various dealings with clients — both individual taxpayers and business clients. Advice and tips from the ATO to help untangle client conundrums

For your practice, find out about:

Where to find help for using the portalsClient list – checks to make before clients are removedReduce the risk of fraudDo you know how to spot a scam?

Regarding income tax, find out about:

CGT withholding and indirect Australian real property interestsOriginal or amendment?Private health insurance rebate claimsDeath of a clientTips for trustees of death benefits

And for activity statements, see the following for:

PAYGI activity statement variations and revisionsRevising activity statementsVarying activity statementsTips for getting activity statements rightWhere is my activity statement refund?Faster activity statement refundsNil activity statements must be lodgedChoose reporting options for PAYGI and GSTIReporting PAYG instalments on a company tax returnHelp your clients meet deferred GST obligationsSelling property using the margin scheme

Businesses can find out more about:

Claiming the small business income tax offsetTell the ATO about consolidated entitiesHave your clients made any consolidation changes?Selling or closing down a businessChoosing a payment option for your clientKeeping ABN details up to date

The ATO also offers a range of products to help both yourself and your clients understand how the tax law applies. This includes public and private advice and guidance. See its Advice and Guidance web page.

There is also the ATO’s Complex issue resolution service, which is available to resolve complex administrative issues and tax technical interpretation queries. The service (find out more here) is available to all registered agents, legal practitioners and other intermediaries who represent clients in a professional capacity. The service operates on the understanding that if the ATO needs to discuss client specific details, you will have been nominated as an authorised representative of that client.

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