The Australian Taxation Office has announced its hit list for businesses ahead of tax time, as it looks to crack down on dodgy practices.
Cameron Micallef
Huge chunks of the cost of building a new home are being eaten up by taxes and red tape, new analysis shows.
Blair Jackson
An expensive Christian college now in voluntary administration is facing legal action for failing to pay staff on time.
Lucky enough to get an overseas pension? Good for you. Think you can just hide it away in an overseas bank account and use it to fund holidays while abroad? Centrelink will tell you, that’s a really dumb idea.
Nick Bruining
Labor has promised a two-year pause on a much-hated “beer tax”, but that doesn’t mean the price of beer is coming down.
Jessica Wang and Cameron Micallef
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has used the first day of his charm offensive in Washington DC to highlight Australia’s financial contribution to the US economy, as he attempts to gain a carve-out from US tariffs.
Jackson Hewett
Donald Trump has vowed to go ahead with imposing tariffs on close neighbours Canada and Mexico, reiterating his complaint that the US had been ‘taken advantage of’ by foreign nations.
Peta Rasdien
Embattled Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison has reportedly started paying some of the financial penalties slapped on him by the board over a tax scandal.
The Greens are leading the call to force Australia’s richest people to pay a “billionaires’ tax” that they claim could rake in nearly $25bn in four years.
Jessica Wang
One of Australia’s leading business figures says Australia cannot afford to assume Donald Trump won’t also target Australia with taxes on exports to the United States.
Latika M Bourke
Terry Holohan was due to return as CEO this week after taking time away following his release by Mali’s ruling military junta who held him captive for almost two weeks over a tax dispute.
Daniel Newell
A hidden tax on a beloved Aussie staple will be upped for the 84th time since it was introduced – prompting industry groups to call for change.
Applications are now open for young Aussies to get a tax-free $1321 cash boost, but there’s a catch.
Duncan Evans
Mineral Resources’ embattled leader Chris Ellison will soon be interviewed by Australia’s corporate cop as part of its investigation, according to a media report.
Peter Dutton has hit back at recent criticism of an Opposition election pledge to give small businesses $20,000 of tax-deductible lunches.
Landlords looking to dodge their tax obligations have been put on notice by the ATO, thanks to new data matching technology.
Junior miners are pushing the Federal Government to underwrite $200 million worth of losses as a tax sweetener for investors in a bid to keep funds flowing into high-risk exploration pursuits.
Simone Grogan
As mounting cost of living pressures put more strain on budgets, cash-strapped Aussies are cutting back on little luxuries just to save a bit more.
Economists have warned Australia’s housing affordability crisis is set to worsen if there is no government intervention.
Struggling Aussie homeowners could get a rate cut sooner rather than later as the Reserve Bank says it is “increasingly confident” about a reduction.
Aussie brewers are calling on the government to follow their UK counterparts and slash a controversial tax they say is crippling the industry.
Emma Kirk
Jim Chalmers is eyeing changes to concessions on high-value superannuation accounts, after it was revealed the tax break will cost the government $55bn this year.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Payroll tax relief was identified as the top priority by 567 businesses surveyed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.
Jessica Page
One of Australia’s leading tax directors has hailed a massive HECS relief package as a “game changer” for millions of people struggling with the crippling debt.
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