Focus on a Migration Alliance Member and Registered Migration Agent: Prakash Srinivasan

YML Migration Services provides expert visa and immigration advice. Immigration can bring new opportunities but often, the legal systems involved can be complicated and time-consuming. Let Prakash's business, YML Migration Services assist you.

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• GSM Applications
• Student Visas
• State Sponsorships
• Partner Visas &
• MRT Appeals

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Please find today's response from the Office of the MARA regarding the monitoring of RMAs:

"Thank you for your email of 13 March 2015 to the Office of the Hon Michaelia Cash concerning monitoring activities being conducted by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).  I have been requested to reply on her behalf.

As you are aware, the OMARA undertakes monitoring as part of its consumer protection mandate and in its role as regulator of professional standards for registered migration agents. Monitoring the conduct of registered migration agents is one of the OMARA’s functions under S.316 of the Migration Act 1958 and S.317 provides the authority to do all things necessarily or conveniently done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.

Hugh Ford, Immigration Solicitor, kicks off as a CPD presenter in 2015 with his debut in Canberra on 10 April 2015.

Legal Training Australia has managed to secure Hugh Ford as one of their speaking talents and is very excited to have him on board as part of the team.  Hugh joins Christopher Levingston and Michael Jeremy as one of LTA's permanent  CPD speakers.   Mr Ford is currently planning to take trips to other cities across Australia to educate RMAs.

Hugh Ford attended Sydney Grammar. He then attended the Australian National University where he completed a degree in Arts/Law. He then completed a Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies and Public Law at the ANU. More recently, Mr Ford completed a Masters Degree in Law at the University of North Queensland.

Mr Ford also worked for 16 years in the Department of Immigration in the Litigation, Legal Policy and Privacy Area.

Mr Ford is a keen runner. He is also a DJ on the weekends as a hobby.

Ms Dora Chin Tan (pictured far left) is now the acting CEO of the Office of the MARA.

Please scroll down to the bottom of the DIBP's top structure chart to view her name and position:

http://www.immi.gov.au/About/Documents/portfolio-structure-chart-02032015.pdf

If you haven't already heard, a large number of Migration Agents are being approached by the Australian Tax Office to amend their tax returns for recent years and are under target for tax audits.

Imagine ATO auditors camping out at your business, demanding obscure receipts, and scrutinising your records.

Even if your books are a model of order and respectability, you’ll require the services of an accountant, a good one at that, to help you prepare for the onslaught. Your accountant will be required to expend intense and immediate effort; you’ll need to lean on their expertise through the audit process; and this support doesn’t come cheap.

So, if the stress of an audit wasn’t enough, preparing for an audit could end up costing your business big bucks.

Tax Audit insurance takes the financial sting out of a sudden and unforeseen tax audit. It covers the fees of an accountant (up to $10,000) in connection with tax audits.

For our Migration Alliance partners we are offering $10,000 worth of QBE Tax Audit cover for just $171 $121.

Save $50 when you take out Tax Audit Insurance cover with us.

To activate your discount, when you buy online enter MA50 in the Partner Code box or call us on 1300 249 268 and simply mention this email and we’ll get your cover in place today.

Thanks

The BizCover Team