‘It’s absurd’:Italian seaside residents hit with bygone feudal tax

‘It’s absurd’:Italian seaside residents hit with bygone feudal tax

Locals in San Felice Circeo,a picturesque town between Rome and Naples,have been told they owe thousands of euros as a result of a medieval levy long forgotten.

  • byNick Squires

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Prince's estate undervalued by 50 per cent,authorities say

Prince's estate undervalued by 50 per cent,authorities say

The ongoing controversy over the money left behind by Prince when he died without a will is heating up again after Internal Revenue Service calculations showed that executors of the rock star's estate undervalued it by more than $100 million.

Melbourne investment adviser dies in Azerbaijan owing $16 million in tax
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Melbourne investment adviser dies in Azerbaijan owing $16 million in tax

The death of a former Melbourne businessman in Azerbaijan leaves many unanswered questions and a string of angry creditors.

  • byCameron Houston
Reclusive tech billionaire accused of hiding $US2b in income

Reclusive tech billionaire accused of hiding $US2b in income

Robert Brockman,79,was charged with using a web of Caribbean entities to hide $US2 billion in income in what prosecutors called the largest US tax case ever against an individual.

  • byDavid Voreacos andNeil Weinberg
ATO launches legal action against accounting giant PwC,meat processor JBS

ATO launches legal action against accounting giant PwC,meat processor JBS

The Australian Tax Office has launched fresh legal action against accounting giant PwC and meat processing firm JBS in its latest fight against tax avoidance.

  • byCharlotte Grieve andSamantha Hutchinson
Huang Xiangmo loses bid to halt order forcing disclosure of offshore assets

Huang Xiangmo loses bid to halt order forcing disclosure of offshore assets

The exiled Chinese billionaire,a central figure in the ICAC's investigation into NSW Labor donations,must disclose his worldwide assets to the Tax Office within weeks.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
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Judge blasts Cranston prosecutors over $100 million tax evasion case

Judge blasts Cranston prosecutors over $100 million tax evasion case

The case against Adam and Lauren Cranston,the children of a former Tax Office deputy commissioner,is languishing in the Supreme Court without a trial date.

Disinherited children of'French Elvis'use Instagram posts to win $160m court case

Disinherited children of'French Elvis'use Instagram posts to win $160m court case

The court win follows a bitter battle between Johnny Hallyday's widow and two of his children.