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Brazen $1.5m fraudulent tax claims land accounting student in jail

A brazen attempt to claim close to $1.5 million in GST and wine equalisation tax refunds has landed a South Australian...

01 August 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Why has it taken so long?’: Government pressed to close SG loophole

The government has been pressed to push through a measure that will close a loophole that could be used by employers...

30 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Community tip-offs trigger ATO visits to 700 WA businesses

Around 700 small businesses in Western Australia are set to receive door knocks from the ATO next month after the...

30 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO, TPB combine to take down unregistered agents

A concerted effort by the Tax Office and the Tax Practitioners Board to stamp out unregistered agents is underway,...

29 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Business tax debts set to be disclosed under new law

Businesses with more than $100,000 in tax debts and have failed to engage with the commissioner could soon see their...

26 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Foreign resident CGT law rakes in over $1bn

More than $1 billion has been raised since the introduction of foreign resident capital gains tax (CGT) withholding...

26 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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PAYGW fraud earns Newcastle woman 15 months’ house arrest

The Tax Office has secured a conviction against a New Lambton woman who fraudulently obtained and attempted to obtain...

26 July 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax and super measures revived as SG amnesty dropped

A number of previously lapsed measures have been reintroduced into parliament, with the notable exception of the SG...

25 July 2019 • By Miranda Brownlee and Jotham Lian