Gambling shareholders’ appeal to slash tax bill for News Corp sale dismissed

Tax • By Emma Partis

Shareholders of a gambling company acquired by News Corp have failed to convince the courts that the transaction was ...

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MYEFO projects fiscal deficit for the next decade

Economy • By Emma Partis

Australia will be in deficit for at least the next decade in the face of “growing, unavoidable spending pressures,” ...

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What to expect in today’s MYEFO, according to Jim Chalmers

Economy • By Emma Partis

Ahead of today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has provided some foreshadowing on what ...

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‘Wilful blindness’: Court slams ATO’s debt collection from misappropriated funds

Tax • By Emma Partis

The ATO has been found liable to pay up to $1

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Labour taxes leading a boost in public revenues, OECD finds

Tax • By Emma Partis

Average tax rates are rising among OECD countries, driven by higher contributions from personal income tax, the OECD’s ...

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2.1m illicit cigarettes seized, 4 men charged following police raids

Profession • By Emma Partis

Four NSW men have been charged due to alleged connections to a money laundering syndicate which used straw directors ...

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CA ANZ formally reprimands accountant who took 4 years to file client’s tax return

Profession • By Emma Partis

CA ANZ has issued a censure to a member who failed to lodge a client’s 2019 tax return until April 2024, despite ...

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Serial fraudster fails to overturn sentence after stealing over $6m from businesses

Profession • By Emma Partis

A serial fraudster has failed to overturn an 11-year jail sentence after having been found guilty of stealing over $6 ...

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‘There must be a better way’: Westpac slams policy-driven inflation

Economy • By Emma Partis

Inflation driven by government policy could force the RBA to squeeze Australia’s market sector, Westpac’s chief ...

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