ATO-dodging barrister’s attack on judge backfires, leads to big fine
Sydney barrister Philip Bates accused a leading judge of violating procedural fairness and demanded he scrub a judgment from the Supreme Court’s website.
Sydney barrister Philip Bates accused a leading judge of violating procedural fairness and demanded he scrub a judgment from the Supreme Court’s website.
The list of government agencies caught up in potential data breaches involving embattled transcription company VIQ Solutions is growing, with FOI documents revealing both the ATO and ASIC conducted investigations after fears data had been sent offshore in 2025.
In a sign of the cost-of-living pressures across the country, there’s been a jump in the number of grievances to the Tax Ombudsman.
In a sign of the cost-of-living pressures across the country, there’s been a jump in the number of grievances to the Tax Ombudsman.
The number of businesses failing to pay their taxes has surged 21 per cent as a tough economy squeezes cash flows and the ATO aggressively pursues overdue debts.
Two court wins for the tax office have sharpened focus as a separate compliance risk emerges for those selling to foreign buyers…
One in four Australian workers have been underpaid their super. Many of them, along with industry experts, are calling on the tax office to be more proactive in addressing the billions that go unrecovered each year.
An accountant who dobbed in his employer is arguing that regulators owe a duty of care to whistleblowers. It’s a radical argument – and it just might work.