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ATO in stand-off with US tech giants over software tax grab
The Tax Office is caught up in a battle with the US government and tech giants like Microsoft over plans to tax billions of dollars’ worth of software transactions for the first time.
- by Colin Kruger
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Arnold Schwarzenegger detained at Munich airport over luxury watch
The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative said the actor “co-operated at every step even though it was an incompetent shakedown”.
Shakira reaches deal to avoid $24 million tax fraud trial in Spain
The singer, who also has a second tax fraud investigation pending with Spanish authorities, had previously vowed to fight what she called false accusations.
- by Joan Faus and Horaci Garcia
Doctors warn GP tax pause only ‘kicks can’ of clinic closures, fee hikes along the road
The NSW government has backflipped on a decision to collect payroll tax for independent GPs, but only for 12 months.
- by Laura Banks
Billionaire Perich family wins again as judge cancels $27 million stamp duty bill
The dairy farming family that scored a $30 million windfall from the sale of the so-called Leppington Triangle secured a big victory against Revenue NSW in the Supreme Court.
- by Michael Koziol
Doctors warn bulk-billing ‘a thing of the past’ without tax exemptions
Private practices assumed payroll did not apply to GPs, but the State Revenue Office has sought to recoup unpaid taxes from “several” clinics in Victoria.
- by Rachel Eddie
Court clears handover of Trump tax returns to Congress
Trump refused to release his tax returns before and during his presidency, citing what he said was an ongoing audit by the Internal Revenue Service.
- by Mark Sherman
Pop singer Shakira to face trial over tax fraud in Spain
Shakira, 45, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities to avoid going to trial.
Rio Tinto pays nearly $1 billion in tax avoidance settlement
Australia’s biggest iron ore miner, Rio Tinto, has agreed to one of the largest tax settlements in the country’s history.
- by Nick Toscano
Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone charged with UK tax fraud
The 91-year-old former racing boss has been charged with fraud over a failure to declare more than $700 million of overseas assets to the British tax authority.
- by Alan Baldwin
US-style overhaul of Tax Office recommended by parliamentary committee
MPs want to put the onus of proof onto the Tax Office when accusing people of breaking the law.
- by Jennifer Duke
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