Business

Foreign investor fined $370k as ATO cracks whip on land banking

A foreign investor was fined $370,000 for land banking practices as the ATO tightens its screws on those who breach...

22 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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TPB sanctions framework should embed protections in the law: NTAA

The instruments in the draft TPB sanction reforms could destroy a tax practitioner’s reputation and should include...

21 August 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

How the KPMG inquiry tested surprising photo evidence

One of the more surprising revelations to come out of last week’s KPMG inquiry hearing was the attempts by a former...

20 August 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘Naughtiest kid in the class’: former KPMG Australia COO grilled at hearing

Former KPMG Australia COO Eileen Hoggett, who is at the centre of the firm’s audit misconduct allegations scandal, has...

14 August 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur, Naomi Neilson and Carlos Tse

Business

TPB crackdown: Decade-long bans and new penalty powers

With the PwC scandal a couple of years back raising questions about professional misconduct, Treasury has announced...

06 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Regulation

Senator says KPMG misconduct reflects 'systemic failure' in regulation of...

CA ANZ has been grilled by a parliamentary joint committee on its response to the audit misconduct unfolding at KPMG,...

19 June 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

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