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‘Triumph of bureaucratic, systems-based thinking’: JobKeeper anomaly left...

The government has failed to address a JobKeeper anomaly where new entities have been denied access due to their...

23 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax time 2020 – what’s different this year?

With a whole range of legislative changes and so many Australians under financial stress as a result of COVID-19, this...

20 July 2020 • By Tasha Levy

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JobKeeper, Centrelink data-matching program begins

Services Australia will begin sending letters to Australians who are incorrectly claiming both JobKeeper and social...

20 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Yes, there are millionaires who pay no tax, but crimping deductions mightn’t...

For some people, tax time will result in no tax paid this year, and if past years are anything to go by, about 50 of...

17 July 2020 • By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Chris Evans, Youngdeok Lim, UNSW

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ATO records ‘biggest 1 July ever’ with 640% spike

Over 1.7 million Australians have now lodged their tax returns in the first two weeks of the new financial year,...

16 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Short-changed for lodging quarterly: A case study

A case study of a recent ATO decision on the eligibility of an entity for the cash-flow boost highlights the strict...

16 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax watchdog vows to inspect JobKeeper termination letters

The Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman will begin investigating the ATO’s JobKeeper termination...

15 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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‘The world is getting smaller’: Global tax chiefs to focus on dodgy...

Crafty tax agents and lawyers enabling offshore tax evasion and avoidance through dubious schemes have now been put on...

15 July 2020 • By Jotham Lian