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ATO in stand-off with US tech giants over software tax grab
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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

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

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

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

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

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
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Court clears handover of Trump tax returns to Congress

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

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

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

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

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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