Inquiry into mass marketed tax effective schemes and investor protection: Final Report

Inquiry into mass marketed tax effective schemes and investor protection: Final Report

11 February 2002

© Commonwealth of Australia 2002
ISBN 0 642 71142 9

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee (PDF 12KB)
 
Terms of Reference (PDF 13KB)
 
Definitions (PDF 13KB)
 
Preface (PDF 11KB)
 
List of Recommendations (PDF 13KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Managing Compliance Risks (PDF 62KB)

Introduction
Current levels of deductions and compliance risk
  Promoter industry
  Targeting habitual tax avoiders
ATO communications strategies: warning the market?
  Effective signalling?
  Early warning to the market and taxpayers
  TaxPack warning
Risk Management Strategy

 
Chapter 2 - Cultures and Compliance (PDF 55KB)

Introduction
Modelling compliance
Culture of scheme participants
Culture of taxation professionals
  Professional response

 
Chapter 3 - Self-Assessment, Certainty and Reasonably Arguable Positions (PDF 49KB)

Self-assessment and expert advice
ATO rulings
  Self-assessment
  Conformity with a ruling and the application of Part IVA
Matters for consideration
  Increasing taxpayer understanding of self-assessment
  Judicial resolution of differing interpretations of law

 
Chapter 4 - Investor Protection and Tax Effective Schemes (PDF 65KB)

Introduction
A preliminary note – distinguishing financial from taxation protection
Regulations governing schemes and conduct
  Scheme establishment and operation
  Disclosure requirements
  Quality of advice and sale of financial products
Compliance and tax effective schemes
  Fees and commissions
  Projections and forecasts

 
Minority Report (PDF 106KB)
 
Statement by Senator the Hon Peter Cook (PDF 17KB)
 
Appendix 1 - List of Submissions (PDF 46KB)
 
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses (PDF 13KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au