Category Archive for: ‘6.2 – Updates’

Check whether communications you receive from the ATO are genuine or spam In an attempt to commit fraud scammers continue to pretend to represent the ATO in emails that request personal information and credit card details. The ATO has created a reference page on their website regarding these sorts of scams, and has also listed examples of these sorts of …

During the recent Federal Election campaign the Coalition announced that, if elected, it would make the small business asset write-off rules less generous as follows: $6,500 Instant Asset Write-Off – will be reduced to the prior rate of $1,000 $5,000 Vehicle Write-Off which allows small business to claim a bonus $5,000 write-off in the year a vehicle is purchased, will …

Yet another ATO spam email is doing the rounds, claiming that the email recipient has a tax refund owing to them and that it will be deposited to their bank account once certain personal details are disclosed. The email origin is refund@ato.gov.au and the email subject is “Tax Return Notification”. The email contains a link titled “Get Started” and requests …