Share options spark federal police probe into former Macquarie consultant

Share options spark federal police probe into former Macquarie consultant

The AFP is looking at possible breaches of the Corporations Act related to options that Tony Castagna turned into an $80m windfall at last year’s float.

  • byKate McClymont andAdele Ferguson

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‘Labor government should have the guts’ to crack down on tax-shirking digital giants:Labor MP

‘Labor government should have the guts’ to crack down on tax-shirking digital giants:Labor MP

Digital behemoths such as Facebook and Google could be forced to pay more tax under a proposal from a Labor backbencher who wants an immediate crackdown on multinational corporations to help repair the federal budget.

  • byJennifer Duke
Treasurer urged to revisit standard tax deduction as budget bottom line improves

Treasurer urged to revisit standard tax deduction as budget bottom line improves

Australians spend $2.3 billion a year on managing their tax affairs. But a $3000 standard deduction could deliver a tax cut and save time,a think tank says.

  • byShane Wright andNick Bonyhady
NSW to introduce tougher tax laws to target wage theft

NSW to introduce tougher tax laws to target wage theft

People and companies that breach an array of tax laws will have to pay much higher fines if they don’t keep proper records or lie to tax inspectors.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Iron ore miners were building budget bottom line pre-virus

Iron ore miners were building budget bottom line pre-virus

Taxes from the nation's miners were helping rebuild the budget bottom line before COVID-19,but figures from the ATO reveal the trouble facing the rest of the economy.

  • byShane Wright
ASIC chairman's $120,000 tax bill'not unusually high',experts say

ASIC chairman's $120,000 tax bill'not unusually high',experts say

Leading accounting experts say companies hiring executives from overseas often face significant costs to cover their"incredibly complicated"financial affairs.

  • byJennifer Duke
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Morrison must lift the veil on corporate secrecy
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Morrison must lift the veil on corporate secrecy

If companies break Australian law,we need to know that the ultimate owners can be held to account and not vanish behind a shell company.

  • byClancy Moore
The Australian lawyer who built a booming practice on finding loopholes

The Australian lawyer who built a booming practice on finding loopholes

Patrick Flynn uses air quotes when referring to “serious criminal activity” and prefers to communicate using “military grade encryption” as he recommends his clients use elaborate and risky offshore banking products.

  • byNick McKenzie,Charlotte Grieve andJoel Tozer
The day the international tax authorities came knocking

The day the international tax authorities came knocking

One Friday in January,the ATO issued subpoenas and fired off letters. Investigators in Holland embarked on a similar task.

  • byCharlotte Grieve,Nick McKenzie andJoel Tozer
Westpac,mint,hundreds of Australians ensnared in global tax evasion probe

Westpac,mint,hundreds of Australians ensnared in global tax evasion probe

A big Aussie bank,a gold company and individuals have been caught up in a major global tax evasion and money laundering investigation involving a shady Puerto Rican bank run by an American millionaire.

  • byNick McKenzie,Charlotte Grieve andJoel Tozer
Company taxes and top income tax rates'too high':Peter Costello

Company taxes and top income tax rates'too high':Peter Costello

Former treasurer Peter Costello warns the gap between company and personal tax rates is encouraging individuals to corporatise themselves to avoid paying their share.

  • byJennifer Duke