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Tax Office flags concerns with related-party financing in construction
The ATO has raised concerns about some businesses claiming excessive debt deductions and shifting profits overseas in...
11 December 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee
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Social media scams dominate losses in 2024, ACCC finds
10 December 2024 • By Christine Chen
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$10m tax scandal lands 6 fraudsters with combined 43-year sentence
10 December 2024 • By Imogen Wilson
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GST fraudsters to face ‘full force of the law’: ATO
The Tax Office has the tools and resources to uncover even the most elaborate schemes, a deputy commissioner has warned.
06 December 2024 • By Christine Chen
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Tax agent cautioned over rogue employee’s $319k client refund theft
The TPB cited supervision failures and privacy breaches after an employee used the agent’s myGovID to misappropriate...
04 December 2024 • By Christine Chen
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Designer bags land woman behind bars in Operation Protego
An Operation Protego investigation has landed a luxury spender with a sentence of two years and eight months in prison.
03 December 2024 • By Imogen Wilson
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TPB issues warning on outsourced services and code changes
The regulator has stressed that firms using outsourced services will be responsible for the quality control of the...
03 December 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee
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Anti-money laundering reforms pass both houses
Accountants will need to prepare for new obligations under the expanded anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism...
29 November 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee
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TASA determination could upend agents’ client lists: Tax Institute
Section 15’s wording could force practitioners to end relationships with big corporate clients over a single entity’s...
28 November 2024 • By Christine Chen
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IGTO launches review into financial abuse in the tax system
The Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman will examine the ATO's identification and management of...
27 November 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee