Taking an Uber for work? Your boss may have to pay tax on it
Employers letting their staff use ride-sharing services such as Uber, rather than a licensed taxi, could be liable for fringe benefits tax, the Australian Taxation Office says.
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Nassim Khadem
Deputy Editor, BusinessDay. Reporting on tax and regulation.
Why we won't stop the black economy until we do tax reform
Without addressing complexity in our tax system, there's no hope of stopping individuals from overclaiming and engaging in illegal cash economy activity.
Australia not yet ready for whistleblower bounties: ASIC
Australia needs to introduce stronger penalties for corporate crime and effective compensation and protections for whistleblowers, before it goes down the path US-style bounties, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's John Price says.
Senate committee calls for ATO review amid $130m tax fraud case
A parliamentary committee has called on the Inspector-General of Taxation to conduct a review into the ATO following the alleged abuse of position by one of its highest-ranking officers.
The company where women get promoted while on maternity leave
In corporate Australia where there are just a handful of female CEOs on the ASX 200, and 13 of the nation's largest boards still without any women on it, male chiefs need to push women to climb the corporate ladder.
Ten years since the GFC, world suffers 'debt overhang'
Almost 10 years since the global financial crisis, in a world of sub-par economic growth even the optimists are downbeat.
Australia's gender shame: 13 ASX 200 boards with no women
There are still 13 companies on the ASX 200 that have no female directors.
News Corp loses $15 million tax case appeal
Australia's highest-risk taxpayer has lost an appeal in the Federal Court on a $15 million tax bill relating to interest income.
Review of ATO people, processes 'inevitable': Noroozi
A review into the people and processes of the ATO following the alleged abuse of position by one of its highest ranking officers is "inevitable", Inspector-General of Taxation Ali Noroozi says.
Ending secret identities the 'new frontier' in fighting tax evasion
Revealing the secret identifies behind shell companies and opaque trusts is the "new frontier" in fighting tax evasion, says the OECD's head of tax Pascal Saint-Amans.
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