What is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 for individuals employed by a Partnership or a Company providing Tax Agent services?

The current measures of adequate supervision of tax agent practice staff are akin to having road traffic laws in place to ensure intoxicated drivers are apprehended and kept off our highways, but without a police force to detect and enforce those laws. However, to have a TPB without the necessary...

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Main Authors: Mc Laren, John Andrew, Fullarton, Lex
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: Australasian Tax Teachers Association 2025
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96889
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description The current measures of adequate supervision of tax agent practice staff are akin to having road traffic laws in place to ensure intoxicated drivers are apprehended and kept off our highways, but without a police force to detect and enforce those laws. However, to have a TPB without the necessary resources to detect and enforce proper professional practice and the close supervision of unregistered staff is exactly where we find ourselves. We strongly recommend that an investigative organisation be established and a clear definitions of 'satisfactory supervision' be determined. We point to a raft of similar regulated professions and industries that require a suitably qualified person to always be present while the enterprise is operating - hotels; motor vehicle dealers; real estate and settlement agencies; legal practices and so on.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-968892025-02-11T05:47:55Z What is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 for individuals employed by a Partnership or a Company providing Tax Agent services? Mc Laren, John Andrew Fullarton, Lex Tax Practitioners' Qualifications, Registration and Supervision The current measures of adequate supervision of tax agent practice staff are akin to having road traffic laws in place to ensure intoxicated drivers are apprehended and kept off our highways, but without a police force to detect and enforce those laws. However, to have a TPB without the necessary resources to detect and enforce proper professional practice and the close supervision of unregistered staff is exactly where we find ourselves. We strongly recommend that an investigative organisation be established and a clear definitions of 'satisfactory supervision' be determined. We point to a raft of similar regulated professions and industries that require a suitably qualified person to always be present while the enterprise is operating - hotels; motor vehicle dealers; real estate and settlement agencies; legal practices and so on. 2025 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96889 English Australasian Tax Teachers Association fulltext
spellingShingle Tax Practitioners' Qualifications, Registration and Supervision
Mc Laren, John Andrew
Fullarton, Lex
What is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 for individuals employed by a Partnership or a Company providing Tax Agent services?
title What is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 for individuals employed by a Partnership or a Company providing Tax Agent services?
title_full What is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 for individuals employed by a Partnership or a Company providing Tax Agent services?
title_fullStr What is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 for individuals employed by a Partnership or a Company providing Tax Agent services?
title_full_unstemmed What is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 for individuals employed by a Partnership or a Company providing Tax Agent services?
title_short What is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 for individuals employed by a Partnership or a Company providing Tax Agent services?
title_sort what is meant by ‘adequate supervision’ under the tax agent services act 2009 for individuals employed by a partnership or a company providing tax agent services?
topic Tax Practitioners' Qualifications, Registration and Supervision
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96889