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Top 1,000 taxpayers paid more than $44bn: ATO
Tax

Top 1,000 taxpayers paid more than $44bn: ATO

One-fifth of corporate income tax and about one-third of GST comes from our largest entities.
17 October 2022 • By Keeli Cambourne

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With 100A, the ATO has zoned us out

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BBlood decision casts doubt on 100A draft ruling

The latest judgement to involve a view of ordinary family or commercial dealing “appears inconsistent” with the ATO’s...
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What BBlood Enterprises case means for s100A

Last month’s court decision had more to say about “ordinary family or commercial dealings” in trust distributions.
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Accounting bodies welcome Palaszczuk backflip on land tax

Tax professionals unite in condemning Queensland’s “misguided revenue grab”.
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