Business

Nearly $4m in personal liability for 2 former directors

Two former directors have been found personally liable to pay a company a total of $3,698,891.25 for insolvent trading...

13 August 2026 • By Carlos Tse

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Super

Court rejects directors' appeal in recent SG charge penalty decision

The Federal Court has found three directors liable for director penalties relating to unpaid SG charge arising from a...

08 July 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

ATO ‘flavour of the year’: insolvency a strong option for directors facing DPNs

One accountant has said that as directors face increased scrutiny on their tax liabilities, they should act quickly...

03 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Director ordered to pay $500k in PAYGW penalties

A director was ordered to pay a summary judgment of over $500,000 for a failure to pay tax liabilities without...

30 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Underpaying director who lacked contrition hit with $35k fine

In what the Fair Work Ombudsman deemed a deliberate and “blatant flouting of workplace laws”, a director has been...

08 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Director jailed for obtaining $2.48m from false invoices

A director who obtained nearly $2.5 million through false invoices has been banned by ASIC for five years and...

06 May 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

ASIC disqualifies director for ‘complete disregard of duties’

A director of four failed companies that owed the ATO approximately $3.7 million in total has been penalised.

30 April 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

RSM Australia appoints new director to WA office

RSM Australia has appointed a new director at its Western Australia office, in a move the firm says will bolster its...

23 April 2026 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Director found in contempt of court after clash with deputy taxation...

The sole director of three development companies has been found in contempt of court after he ignored freezing orders...

15 April 2026 • By Emma Partis

Business

7 figures, safe harbours, and cash flow: What Star Recruitment v Smith means...

In December 2025, the Queensland Supreme Court handed down a judgment that will have immediate implications for...

18 February 2026 • By Roy Kim, Jason Wang, and Seunghyun Jin

Regulation

ASIC continues crackdown on dodgy directors

The corporate regulator has taken enforcement action against four company directors and 58 individuals for...

03 February 2025 • By Imogen Wilson