WALGA’s Tax Service provides Local Governments with specialised taxation advisory and information services across all indirect revenue types. Click here to read the WALGA Taxation Support and Advisory Service Brochure.
The current Consultancy Contract for the Tax Service is held by Moore Stephens, whose dedicated Local Government team provides Members with a range of services that are directly tailored to the tax and financial accounting requirements of Local Governments. To read Moore Stephens Services Guide 2015 - 2016, click here.
Subscribers to the WALGA Tax Service are able to submit written tax enquires relating to GST, FBT and associated revenues and receive a written response within two (2) business days. Common enquiry topics include:
The WALGA Tax Service delivers regular bulletin and newsletter communications to all subscribers containing relevant information relating to tax changes, tax cases, and issues that impact the Local Government sector. These communications reflect the most recent and topical enquiries received and reproduces relevant information from the enquiry service. When legislative changes or high profile media issues affecting Local Government taxation compliance are announced, the Service also undertakes project based activity.
The WALGA Tax Service provides additional fee for service activity relating to compliance, audit, and taxation services that sit beyond the scope of the subscription. These services are available at discounted market rates.
The WALGA Tax Service is committed to providing subscribers with a professional service that combines the benefits of Local Government and tax knowledge to deliver a relevant, timely and reliable advisory service. To achieve a level of expertise that WALGA Members seek, professionals that have worked in the Local Government industry are part of the Service delivery team.
Invitation to the WALGA Tax Service Webinars: Due to high demand, WALGA Tax Service is running five webinars between the 23rd February, 2018 and 22nd June, 2018 as part of our Local Government Training Schedule for 2018. The Webinars will be held in an online forum set up by Moore Stephens and each Webinar will run for an hour. If you're interested in one or more of these events, please see more information below. But be quick, because places are again limited for each Webinar.