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PwC partner denies involvement in alleged $3.3M fraud scheme
Employment 2023-02-02 2:12 pm By Sam Matthews

A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has hit back at a lawsuit over her alleged involvement in a $3.3 million scheme to defraud her husband’s employer, saying she believed payments into her account were made under a personal loan brokered by her husband from a “wealthy friend” in China.

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Wife of billionaire developer challenges suppression order in $272M ATO case
Appeals 2022-11-21 2:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The wife of a billionaire developer has lodged an appeal seeking to suppress the affidavits of a tax official in a $272 million proceeding brought by the Australian Taxation Office.

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Wife of billionaire developer can’t suppress affidavits in $272M ATO case
Tax 2022-11-04 5:41 pm By Sam Matthews

The wife of a billionaire developer targeted in a $272 million proceeding by the Australian Taxation Office has lost a bid for suppression orders over the affidavits of a tax official she said would cause the couple to suffer reputational and commercial harm.

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Judge doubts utility of Full Court hearing in sacked Greenwoods partner’s case
Employment 2022-10-06 4:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns about the utility of referring a satellite dispute over whistleblower protections to the Full Court in a $13 million lawsuit brought by an ex-Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner.

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SingTel appeals ATO win over deductions on $14B Optus buy
Tax 2022-04-22 10:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Telecommunications giant SingTel is challenging a ruling in favour of the Australian Taxation Office’s decision to reject over $894,000 in tax deductions related to its $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.

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ATO hits back at Pepsico lawsuit over Schweppes bottling payments
Tax 2022-03-25 9:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

A notice issued to Pepsico demanding royalty withholding tax over bottling payments made by Schweppes correctly notified the soft drink giant of its tax liability, the Australian Taxation Office has said.

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SingTel can’t salvage $190,000 in transfer pricing deductions on $14.2B Optus buy
Tax 2022-03-24 4:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

SingTel has been blocked from making $190,000 in tax deductions after the Australian Taxation Office won its Federal Court case against the Singaporean teleco over transfer pricing benefits related to the $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.

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PwC Australia picks up Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Tax 2022-03-01 9:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A new taxation super-group is on the horizon, with leading tax advisory firm Greenwoods set to join the ranks of PwC Australia’s financial advisory business in the midyear, amid a “war for talent” in the sector. 

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PepsiCo takes ATO to court for taxing bottling payments by Schweppes
Tax 2022-02-23 3:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

PepsiCo has launched proceedings disputing claims by the Australian Taxation Office that amounts paid by Schweppes for local bottling and distribution services were royalties and had to be taxed accordingly.

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SingTel loses transfer pricing dispute with ATO over $14.2B Optus acquisition
Tax 2021-12-20 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Singapore telecommunications giant SingTel cannot claim over $894 million in tax deductible “transfer pricing benefits” for interest paid by a cross-border subsidiary on a loan for the $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus, the Federal Court has ruled.

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