July
ATO and Singapore in $500m Rio Tinto talks
Rio Tinto has convinced Australian and Singapore tax authorities to thrash out whether the miner has more than $500 million of unpaid taxes in Australia.
- Peter Ker
- Exclusive
- Tax avoidance
Plutus accused has link to George Alex
The alleged architect of the Plutus tax fraud held a senior role in a business that police allege was secretly controlled by George Alex and Michael Ibrahim.
- David Marin-Guzman and Neil Chenoweth
'Wait and see' no longer feasible for expat COVID tax arrangements
Changes to ATO tax guidances could have significant implications for Australians usually based overseas.
- Tom McIlroy
Avoiding a COVID-19 shortcut could boost your tax refund
A special shortcut for working from home tax deductions could leave some taxpayers worse off, accountants say.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Tax reform
Real tax reform means doing what's best overall
Instead of obsessing about about who loses out, the focus must be on the overall jobs, growth, and investment benefits of system-wide taxation change.
- Andrew Mills
'Reinventing history': Trusts slugged over foreign beneficiaries
Changes to land tax rules will hurt trusts with foreign beneficiaries and even potential overseas-born trustees.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- GST
The GST can be progressive: here's how
We should use Australia's digital payment system to give consumers a $7500 GST-free spending exemption from a bigger, non-regressive consumption tax.
- Rosalind Dixon and Richard Holden
Family businesses could face nasty surprise on COVID-19 loans
They are being warned that loans made during the coronavirus pandemic could be counted as dividends by the Tax Office.
- Tom McIlroy
Why you should wait to lodge your 2020 tax return
Australians are being warned to reconsider filing their 2020 tax returns early, with complications from the COVID-19 pandemic and information from banks, insurers and shares among reasons to go slow.
- Tom McIlroy
State treasurers baulk on GST, but open to tax reform
State treasurers said they were open to some tax or economic reform, but don't want to touch the goods and services tax.
- Mark Ludlow, John Kehoe and Brad Thompson
June
Millions on track for big COVID-19 tax refunds
The Tax Office is preparing for 'a tax time like no other' as millions of Australians claim expenses for working from home during the pandemic.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Rear Window
KPMG partner 'dishonest'
There's a new Name and Shame policy for tax agents. You may need strong alcohol.
- Neil Chenoweth
