ATO
Analysis
Income tax
‘Hunt for deductions’ as tax refunds will be smaller this year
Taxpayers are urged to find every legitimate deduction they can before lodging tax returns this year.
- by John Collett
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Analysis
Income tax
The tax traps that could catch you out this financial year
Be particularly careful when doing your tax returns, as the ATO has developed some of the most sophisticated data-matching systems in the world.
- by Noel Whittaker
Analysis
Analysis
ATO urges small business to come clean on $30 billion of debt
The tax office has urged small businesses to pay their tax debts before an amnesty on penalties expires at the end of this year.
- by John Collett
You might not get as much in your tax refund this year
People already planning how to spend their tax return may be in for a rude shock, thanks to the end of a pandemic offset and changes to working-from-home deductions.
- by Rachel Clun
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PwC tax scandal
PwC accused of ‘walking both sides of the street’ on inflated medical device prices
Health experts want the government to review PwC’s advice on medical device costs after it emerged the company advised the industry on how to set prices.
- by Anthony Galloway
Catholic schools up fight against payroll tax, government open to lifting exemption threshold
The government says it is open to sparing private schools that charge students less than $13,000 a year from the impost of payroll tax.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Broede Carmody
Melissa Caddick’s fake taxes of $1 million to be repaid by ATO
The ATO will have to return the taxes Melissa Caddick paid on the $23.5 million she stole from investors to create the appearance she was operating a legitimate business.
- by Kate McClymont
Editorial
PwC tax scandal
PwC’s self-immolation prompts concern the fire has spread
A corrupt culture could permeate the outsourcing of federal government work to the consultant industry and we are powerless to prevent it
- The Herald's View
PwC stonewalled tax office attempts to investigate leak
The ATO boss said it took a long time to gather information about the tax leak scandal due to obstacles placed in the authority’s path.
- by Rachel Clun
Analysis
HECS
The looming deadline for students to repay their debt
Voluntary repayments of student debt should be paid at least four business days before June 1 to give adequate time for payments to be cleared
- by John Collett
Analysis
Federal budget
Super on paid parental leave a missed budget opportunity
Women will continue to forgo thousands of dollars in superannuation as long as super is not paid on the Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay scheme.
- by John Collett