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Tax deduction rule changing may leave people working from home with lower returns

A proposed change to the way Australians claim back tax deductions for working from home could mean some lose out on more than $1,300 a year, according to tax agents.

ABC News

ATO says millions in annual tax could have been lost due to PwC confidentiality breaches

Overseas clients of consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers stood to benefit financially after a man privy to Treasury consultations shared confidential meeting details.

ABC News

Fact Check: Did Labor just introduce a sneaky new beer tax?

A shadow minister claims Labor broke a key election promise. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Social media scammers posing as ATO workers stealing personal details and money

Australians are being urged to be on guard against an emerging social media scam that involves fraudsters impersonating staff from the Australian Tax Office.

ABC News

Tax facts: What is and isn’t calculated and how to maximise your return

Salary sacrifice, part-time work, other income – here's what is and isn't included when it comes to calulating your tax return.

The New Daily

Morning Mail: Pope Francis praises Pell’s ‘wisdom’, Albanese’s PNG mission, battle of the sun kings

In today’s newsletter: cathedral in Ballarat to hold mass for late cardinal, PM aims for new security deal in Port Moresby and billionaires fall out over solar farm

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NT Supreme Court judge sentences man to jail over illegal tobacco crop near Katherine

A man who played a key role in a multi-million-dollar illicit tobacco operation that tried to avoid paying $15 million to the Australian Tax Office will serve three months in jail.

ABC News

Fake myGov profiles are being used to hack ATO accounts. Sue found this out the hard way

A routine meeting with her accountant turned into a nightmare for Sue. The retiree is a model citizen for digital security hygiene, but her caution wasn't enough to protect her identity from hackers exploiting this loophole.

ABC News

Former minister to front robodebt inquiry

Former foreign minister Marise Payne will appear at a royal commission into the failed robodebt scheme she helped launch.

AAP

Tax officials who raised concerns about robodebt were ‘fobbed off’, inquiry hears

Royal commission also hears ATO stonewalled the media despite misgivings that data it provided for robodebt was not ethical

The Guardian - AU

ATO bureaucrat 'threatened to shut down' Robodebt scheme by requesting cease and desist on use of tax data, royal commission told

An ATO bureaucrat is asked about his threats to "shut down" the Robodebt scheme in 2017, by requesting a federal department cease and desist using tax office data.

ABC News

Ask the Expert: Who’s right when ATO, super funds give conflicting advice?

Let's clarify the age rules of contributing to super, which have been relaxed this financial year, this may be the source of some confusion.

The New Daily

AFP, ATO target 'dodgy' tax software

Businesses allegedly using software to avoid paying tax have been targeted by the AFP in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.

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ATO reveals it raided 35 properties suspected of using technology to evade paying tax

Australian Taxation Office agents, along with federal police, have carried out dozens of raids, as part of a global crackdown on businesses suspected of using technology to under-report sales and avoid paying tax.

ABC News

Bureaucrat told to 'tone down' Robodebt criticism, royal commission hears

Andrew Whitecross, then an employee at the Department of Human Services, agrees the policy which became Robodebt was a "radical departure" from compliance at the time.

ABC News

Federal body announces grace period on Director IDs, after concerns about $13,000 fines

As a website crashes and phone queues grow, about 700,000 Australians are given another two weeks to sign up to a scheme designed to weed out dummy directors and stop the practice of phoenixing.

ABC News

Cyber black market selling hacked ATO and MyGov logins shows Medibank and Optus only tip of iceberg

ABC Investigation uncovers large swathes of confidential material widely available on the open internet, ranging from sensitive contracts to privileged legal advice about a student's death.

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ATO's director ID system deadline looms, with more than 1 million people facing $13,000 fines

There are concerns that up to 1 million Australians are in the dark about a looming tax office requirement — or know about it and are putting off an administrative headache — with just a week until it becomes law.

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Belfast City Cemetery searches lead to discovery of ammunition

Police have said their enquiries are ongoing and they are appealing for information.

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Yr Handy 2 Min Explainer On How The Fk Almost 1/3 Of Big Aus Companies Paid No Tax In 2020/21

More than half of energy, mining & water corporations paid zero income tax.

ABC News

Company directors scrambling to get ID or face $13,000 fine in bid to stop 'dummy directors'

The ATO is making director identification numbers mandatory, to crack down on "dummy directors" and the practice of "phoenixing". Ahead of a crucial deadline, 1.3 million people have not got one yet.

The Guardian - AU

Proposed work-from-home tax changes would mean lower deductions or more paperwork

If adopted, Australian Tax Office draft guidelines would cut 80c flat rate to 67c and affect tax returns from next July

The New Daily

Australia’s largest firms post record tax bill, despite almost a third paying nothing

Australia's largest companies are paying more tax under a government crackdown on avoidance, but almost a third still contributed nothing.

The Guardian - AU

Almost a third of Australia’s large companies pay no income tax

Tax Office finds more than half major mining, energy and water companies paid nothing in 2020-21, a three-year high

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