As part of its ongoing engagement with tax practitioners, the ATO has announced some upcoming ATO open forums for practitioners. It will again be holding these open forums in a range of locations across Australia between September and December 2018.
Open forums are an opportunity for tax practitioners to have an open two-way dialogue with the ATO, allowing it to share information on matters of key importance and to hear directly from tax practitioners about matters that are affecting them.
The ATO says the intent of the forums is to:
hear directly from practitioners about matters affecting them and their practice, as well as the broader tax professional communityprovide an opportunity to raise questions for discussion and interact with the ATO in an open environmentallow ATO representatives to share information on matters of key importance.
What is to be discussed The ATO says that current discussion points cover, but are not limited to:
the latest updates on its digital initiatives includingwhat has been evidenced since the implementation of Single Touch Payrollthe development of Online services for agents, the new channel providing access to services currently available on the portalsmyGovID, the authentication replacement for AUSkeycombating the black economywork-related expenses and how the ATO is addressing the individuals tax gapthe 2018 Budget superannuation proposals and closing the superannuation guarantee gapthe Tax Practitioner Board’s focus for 2018-19an insight into debt and improving the ATO’s debt processes.
Attendance at an open forum generally contributes towards CPD with the Tax Practitioners Board.
How to participate The schedule of open forums is updated regularly and numbers are limited for each forum. Some are targeted to tax agents only, and some to BAS agents only. The following open forums are scheduled for the coming months (scroll down for link to register):
New South WalesLocationDateTimeBelmore17 October 20189.00am–1.00pmParramatta7 November 20189.00am–1.00pmByron Bay27 November 20189.30am–1.30pmSydney5 December 20189.00am–1.00pmVictoriaLocationDateTimeEssendon4 October 20189.00am–1.00pmBox Hill – BAS agents only2 November 20189.30am–1.30pmSale8 November 20189.30am–1.30pmMelbourne15 November 20189.00am–1.00pmWestern AustraliaJoondalup – tax agents only14 November 20185.00pm–9.00pmQueenslandLocationDateTimeMackay12 October 20189.30am–1.30pmSanctuary Cove16 October 20189.30am–1.30pmGladstone30 October 20187.30am–11.30amBrisbane4 December 20189.00am–1.00pmAustralian Capital TerritoryLocationDateTimeCanberra21 November 20189.00am–1.00pm
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