Disclosure Statement
We, Katalyst Accounting, are a Registered Tax Agent as required by the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA 2009), and are authorised to provide Accounting Services, including advice, interpretation, interactions with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), and lodgement of forms related to Tax, GST, BAS, Payroll, and Superannuation Guarantee (SGC). Under the law, any practitioner providing these services must be a Registered Tax Agent.
As a Registered Tax Agent, we are subject to the Code of Conduct prescribed under TASA 2009, as well as additional regulations and determinations set by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). The TPB regulates Registered Tax Agents to ensure compliance with ethical and professional standards. Additionally, we are required to comply with the ATO's requirements for using their Online Services and other relevant software.
Disclosure:
We advise as follows, to the best of our knowledge and based on all information available to us:
1. Compliance with TASA 2009:
· We have not committed any material breach of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 or any instruments made under the Act.
· We are not under investigation by the TPB for any material breach.
· We are not subject to any sanctions imposed by the TPB.
· We do not have any conditions attached to our registration.
· We have not been disqualified from providing services as a Registered Tax Agent.
· We do not employ or engage individuals who have been disqualified from providing Accounting Services.
2. Criminal and Tax Offences:
· We have not been charged or convicted of any offence relating to fraud or dishonesty.
· We have not been subject to any imposition of a promoter penalty under tax law.
· We have not been charged or convicted of a tax offence.
3. Supervision and Quality Control:
· We maintain appropriate processes and systems of supervision and quality control for all work performed on our behalf by staff or third parties.
4. Transparency:
· We are not aware of any matter that we have not disclosed to you that would significantly influence your decision to engage or continue to engage our services. Should there be anything you wish to discuss, please contact us directly.
Public Register of BAS and Tax Agents:
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) maintains a public register of registered, suspended, and deregistered tax and BAS agents. You can view the register at:
Guidance on how to use the TPB Register is available here:
Complaints Process:
We value your feedback and hope any concerns or issues can be resolved directly with us. Should you have a complaint about the services provided, we encourage you to contact us first to discuss and address any misunderstandings or performance issues.
If you wish to make a formal complaint, you can submit it directly to the Tax Practitioners Board through their complaints process, which is explained here:
Ongoing Compliance:
This statement is accurate and complete at the time it is made. In accordance with the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (Section 45(2)), we are required to update this information within 30 days if there are any material changes.