ATO cracking down on dividend washing
Following on from the release of Tax Determination 2014/10, the ATO has begun the process of mailing those taxpayers it believes undertook a dividend washing transaction. The ATO will not impose any penalties on taxpayers who have entered dividend washing transactions and come forward to self-amend their tax returns before the date specified in the letter they receive from the ATO. These taxpayers will of course have to pay back the extra franking credits in question.
