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Government weighs in as tax agent jailed for R&D fraud

Yesterday, a registered tax agent was sentenced to 29 months' imprisonment for attempting to defraud the Commonwealth...

06 October 2017 • By Lara Bullock

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Tax return fraud exposed in joint police, ATO swoop

A man has been arrested after being linked to 63 fraudulent tax return lodgements, totalling over half a million...

05 October 2017 • By Lara Bullock

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Big 4 firm denies alleged incorrect tax advice

Big four accounting firm Deloitte is facing court over alleged incorrect tax advice, which a technology entrepreneur...

05 October 2017 • By Lara Bullock

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Prosecutions spike as ATO reveals ‘far-fetched’ excuses

Accountants feature heavily in the ATO’s list of taxpayers’ most bizarre reasons for late lodgement, as the tax office...

04 October 2017 • By Katarina Taurian

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Association exec hits out at 'impractical' tax changes

While supportive of the corporate tax rate cuts, a tax expert is concerned that they may prove detrimental to the...

04 October 2017 • By Lara Bullock

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Less tax for companies on the cards, says mid-tier

While being excluded from the lower company tax rate could at first be detrimental to passive investment companies,...

02 October 2017 • By Lara Bullock

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Trump’s tax reform could jeopardise Aussie business

US President Donald Trump has unveiled his proposed tax reforms to both company and personal tax rates, which could...

29 September 2017 • By Lara Bullock

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Govt launches next phase of phoenix crackdown

The government has today released a public consultation paper on reforms to address illegal phoenixing activity,...

28 September 2017 • By Lara Bullock