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Talks begin on looming pay day super changes

A plan to claw back billions of unpaid superannuation to workers could force businesses to pay super into employees' funds on the same day as their salary.

AAP

ATO to name and shame businesses over unpaid debts

The tax office is coming after businesses owing more than $100,000 by threatening to name and shame them in a bid to recoup more than $5 billion it is owed.

AAP

Fraudsters to solve the mystery of the missing millions

Two men who ripped off $42 million from the ATO have shown no remorse but have not lived lavish lives as a result of their intricate scheme, a court has heard.

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‘This is not over’: Treasury flags further action against PwC Australia over additional breaches of confidence

Exclusive: Move comes after firm admits partner forwarded papers related to confidential consultation with treasury and ATO officials to colleagues

The Guardian - AU

PwC Australia reveals more breaches on heels of scathing report into consultancy scandal

Firm releases ‘statement of facts’ alongside Switkowski review making further admissions about government consultation work

The Guardian - AU

Greens want superannuation theft made a crime in Labor’s workplace bill

Senator Barbara Pocock says unpaid super is costing workers at least $3.3bn a year, while wage theft losses are about $1.3bn

The Guardian - AU

Stiffer penalties and increased ATO powers spearhead Labor’s tax overhaul

Treasurer Jim Chalmers to take aim at ‘blatant misconduct in our tax advice industry’ after PwC scandal

The Guardian - AU

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Afternoon Update: division in no camp over Australia Day and treaties; dating apps warned over sexual assault; and Brisbane becomes centre of footy world

Warren Mundine raises eyebrows among conservatives with his support for treaties and moving Australia Day

The Guardian - AU

Wife of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle urges Anthony Albanese to stop prosecution

Louise Beaston says their lives were shattered when her husband was charged after speaking out about the tax office’s pursuit of tax debts from small businesses

The Guardian - AU

'They were trying it on': Tax office union fires up over bargaining

The ATO claims the union has misunderstood them.

The Canberra Times

Drop the talk about 'mum and dad' landlords. It lets property investors off the hook

Hardly a day passes without talk of “mum and dad” property investors. It’s media shorthand for a rental market dominated by small operators rather than big institutions.

The Conversation

The unpaid super swindle: Labor’s industrial relations bill leaves biggest loophole open

Labor says non-payment of super should be in the same category as wage theft, but the ATO has never used existing criminal powers

The Guardian - AU

PwC lost track of number of client privilege claims allegedly used to stymie ATO investigations

Consulting firm couldn’t say how many times its former general counsel was involved in privilege claims made to tax office, Senate inquiry hears

The Guardian - AU

PwC scandal: Australian Tax Office tried to get federal police to investigate in 2018

Tax office tells Senate committee it did not have the investigative powers to secure enough evidence from consultancy firm, hampering efforts to persuade federal police to investigate

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Tax office plans to spend $125 million to fit out Barton site

A total of 120 parking spaces will be developed for exclusive agency use.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Greens call for more transparency over settlement between PwC and ATO

Claim was not related to scandal involving misuse of confidential government tax plans, ATO says

The Conversation

myTax is fast and free – so why do 2 in 3 Australians still pay to lodge a tax return?

Ten years ago, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) created the “myTax” portal, an easy way to lodge your tax return online.

The Conversation

The $500 million ATO fraud highlights flaws in the myGov ID system. Here's how to keep your data safe

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) paid out more than half a billion dollars to cyber criminals between July 2021 and February 2023, according to an ABC report.

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The Guardian - AU

PwC scandal: PwC Australia reached confidential settlement with ATO months before tax scandal fallout revealed

Embattled consultancy would not divulge details of deal, which was struck two months before the federal government referred the matter to the AFP

AAP

PwC partner wins injunction over retirement move

A partner of PwC is taking the embattled consultancy giant to court over his forced retirement after an investigation into misuse of confidential information.

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Aussies Are Taking To TikTok To Vent About Their Straight Up Heinous Tax Returns This Year

"When you think you're getting a fat cheque but you really owe the government."

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s refusal to extend school chaplaincy tax deduction will cause cuts, Christian group says

Parents’ secular education group wants chaplains scrapped and student wellbeing officers employed instead

The Canberra Times

ATO whistleblower trial delayed until September 2024

Mr Boyle's legal team is expected to appeal a ruling against his dismissed whistleblower immunity claim.

AAP

Plutus lawyer jailed nine years for 'biggest tax fraud'

Dev Menon told his Plutus Payroll co-conspirators there was "no question" about the size of their tax fraud, "definitely" the biggest in Australia's history.

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