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Businesses to face $50m fines under new anti-scam laws

The government has proposed a raft of obligations for banks, telcos, and social media platforms to protect consumers.

16 September 2024 • By Christine Chen

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‘Significant progress’ made on TASA determination, joint bodies say

Joint bodies have welcomed a commitment from Labor to address the major issues in the TASA determination in the Senate...

12 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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Disallowance motion on code changes voted down in Senate

A motion to disallow the code changes for Tax Agents has failed to succeed in the vote held in the Senate today.

10 September 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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‘You will be caught’ over NDIS fraud, Shorten warns tax agents

A multi-agency crackdown is underway to stop dodgy actors from stealing money through false claims and inflated...

09 September 2024 • By Christine Chen

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ATO rules out simplifying NFP rules despite ‘pockets of confusion’

The Tax Office insists the process for lodging annual self-reviews is “basic” and “not that hard”.

09 September 2024 • By Christine Chen

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‘Brazen’ ATO bribes land man behind bars

A man has been sentenced to three years and 14 days’ imprisonment for paying a bribe to a former ATO employer in...

03 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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‘Disturbing’: Tax lawyers push back on proposal to register with TPB

Taxation lawyers have slammed the “ill-advised and regrettable” proposal that they register with the Tax Practitioners...

02 September 2024 • By Jerome Doraisamy

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Property developer to repay $11m ‘washed’ in Plutus blackmail plot

Michael Teplitsky helped move hush money paid to keep Australia’s largest corporate tax fraud hidden, a court has found.

30 August 2024 • By Christine Chen