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ATO’s crackdown on HNW individuals drives demand for tax advice, says GlobalData

ATO’s crackdown on HNW individuals drives demand for tax advice, says GlobalData

The Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) increased focus on Australia’s high-net-worth (HNW) individuals is driving demand for tax advice. In a market where only one third of providers target HNW investors to offer dedicated tax advisory services, this represents a significant opportunity, says leading data and analytics company GlobalData.

According to the company’s proprietary wealth management Service Opportunity Index, as discussed in ‘Wealth in Australia: HNW Investors 2018’ report, to some extent the strong demand for tax advice in Australia can be attributed to the ever-increasing complexity of the global tax system, but local market factors also play a role.

Data leaks such as the Panama Papers, which are becoming a common feature of offshore banking, have prompted the ATO to announce probes. In the Panama Papers breach, 1,400 Australians were cited with roughly 570 requiring additional investigation. Subsequently, in 2017 the ATO announced that hundreds of HNW individuals would be subjected to stringent checks.

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Heike van den Hoevel, Senior Wealth Management Analyst at GlobalData, says: “Traditionally the ATO has relied on audit and review activity to uncover potential irregularities. However, Will Day, the agency’s new deputy commissioner of private groups and high-wealth individuals, has been conducting one-on-one interviews with representatives of Australia’s richest, making tax more of a focal point and bringing it to the forefront of investors’ minds.”

By the end of 2017, the ATO had already conducted 320 interviews, targeting those with among more than A$350m in turnover or more than A$500m in net assets. According to the ATO’s latest annual report, 77 cases with HNW individuals were settled in 2016.

This number is likely to be higher in 2018, as greater emphasis is now placed on large and unusual transactions, the misuse of trusts, and lifestyles that do not match after-tax income. A further 1,200 interviews with individuals in lower asset bands are planned during the course of 2018.

Van den Hoevel concludes: “Out of the two thirds of wealth managers surveyed by GlobalData that do not offer tax advice, less than 5% indicated that they are planning to offer this type of service over the coming two years.

“This is a lost opportunity, and wealth managers that lack the resources or in-house expertise will do well to consider partnerships with accountancy firms.”

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