Former ATO employee sentenced to five years in prison for accepting bribes

Former ATO employee sentenced to five years in prison for accepting bribes

The Tax Office worker is the first person to be prosecuted after a National Anti-Corruption Commission investigation.

  • byOlivia Ireland

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We need our own tax cops to chase cheats:ATO chief

We need our own tax cops to chase cheats:ATO chief

The retiring head of the tax office,Chris Jordan,says the organisation needs more powers as criminals attempt to fleece taxpayers and steal their identities.

  • byShane Wright
Tax chief says COVID handouts pushed thousands into ‘horrifyingly bad’ TikTok scam

Tax chief says COVID handouts pushed thousands into ‘horrifyingly bad’ TikTok scam

The head of the Australian Tax Office has admitted that the agency’s systems for “identifying fraud at that scale was not fit for purpose”.

  • byShane Wright
Tax Office staff caught up in $2 billion TikTok GST scam

Tax Office staff caught up in $2 billion TikTok GST scam

The Tax Office has revealed some of its staff have lost their jobs or face criminal action over their suspected role in a GST scam that spread across TikTok.

  • byShane Wright
Lebanese loans,Nigerian warehouses revealed in bombshell Nassif report

Lebanese loans,Nigerian warehouses revealed in bombshell Nassif report

Fugitive developer Jean Nassif may face further criminal action over “potential fraud and violation of directors’ duties” after administrators released a report to creditors.

  • byKate McClymont andMax Maddison
Business won’t switch to EVs while tax lurks for guzzlers are so generous

Business won’t switch to EVs while tax lurks for guzzlers are so generous

Take it from an accountant:taxpayers give too much help to ute and 4WD buyers to tempt small businesses to convert to electric vehicles.

  • byDenise Mills
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We’re richer than ever but living beyond our means

We’re richer than ever but living beyond our means

Australia has all the signs of unlimited prosperity. Near full employment,high resource prices,a demand for housing that we cannot meet,and we’re richer than ever. But amid all this affluence dark clouds hover over the future:we are living beyond our means.

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Businesses that survived as result of pandemic tipped to collapse in 2024

Businesses that survived as result of pandemic tipped to collapse in 2024

More Australian businesses will be pushed into bankruptcy next year – and these are the factors to blame.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Suspended pharmacist linked to Bombers scandal found dead amid watchdog probe
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Suspended pharmacist linked to Bombers scandal found dead amid watchdog probe

A pharmacist who played a key role in the Essendon peptides scandal has been found dead months after being suspended by the medical industry watchdog.

  • byDavid Estcourt andCameron Houston
Rebels give assurances over 2024 amid revelations of millions of dollars of debt

Rebels give assurances over 2024 amid revelations of millions of dollars of debt

The Melbourne Rebels have written to players and staff to assure their jobs will be safe for next year,amid revelations the Super Rugby club is millions of dollars in debt.

  • byCarla Jaeger andIain Payten
Stage 3 tax cuts are no big deal,with one exception
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Stage 3 tax cuts are no big deal,with one exception

There’s no doubt stage 3 tax cuts are skewed towards higher income earners. But some context is needed.

  • bySteven Hamilton