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Organised crime
Australians turned into money mules chasing crypto cash
Australia has the third-largest number of cryptocurrency ATMs in the world. They are being used to launder money for organised criminals.
- by Shane Wright
Latest
Australia has $1.7b in unpaid child support. These MPs have a plan to claw it back
An eight-month parliamentary inquiry heard that unpaid child support was being used as a form of financial abuse.
- by Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Tax minimisation
The global giants costing Australia billions of dollars hit with a reality check
They may not be breaking the law, but the taxes multinationals pay are not proportional to the profits they are raking in. That’s something laws passed earlier this week seek to change.
- by Millie Muroi
‘Painful, tedious’: This is what it is like to have your tax return audited
The first audit shocked Moxin Reza, but the second time, he was ready.
- by Millie Muroi
Crackdown on oil and gas giants delivers nation billions in extra tax
A long-term effort by the ATO to get more tax out of the oil and gas sectors has paid dividends that are likely to deliver billions of dollars in extra revenue.
- by Shane Wright
‘Scary’: Why US expats are tossing their citizenships – and it’s not just Trump
Becoming un-American is complicated and expensive – yet in recent times, a rising number have embraced the “ex” in “expatriate”.
- by Jenna Price
‘Far too loose’: Calls for crackdown on early access to super scheme after claims of abuse
The early release of super allows chronically ill patients to withdraw their retirement savings to pay for certain medical procedures, but there are growing concerns it’s open to abuse.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Henrietta Cook
Is a seltzer a beer? The Tax Office is trying to figure it out
When is an alcoholic beverage a beer? Here’s how brewers say a tax tweak could send some zany craft brews down the drain.
- by Millie Muroi
Analysis
Capital gains tax
Never mind negative gearing – this is the real steal
Everyone seems to have an opinion on negative gearing, but the way the country taxes capital gains is costing a fortune and adding to house price pain.
- by Shane Wright
Property investors are hardly hard done by
I cannot feel sorry for Chirayu Shah and his poor, hard-done-by sons. He and others like him who are rich enough to put their spare cash into investment properties have been enjoying massive tax concessions for years.
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Crime
Phone taps reveal moment crime syndicate caught with ‘hands in the cookie jar’
Police were listening in as George Alex’s crew panicked when they realised that their $10m tax fraud was unravelling.
- by Kate McClymont
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