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Former PwC boss banned for four years over tax leaks scandal
Tax 2025-09-09 12:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Thomas Seymour has been banned from registering as a tax agent for four years, after the regulator found he permitted a culture within the accounting firm of sharing confidential information.

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Mitsui sues Kipper gas field partners Esso, Woodside over $300M tax bill
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-08 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Japan-based Mitsui has sued Esso Australia and Woodside Energy, its partners in the Kipper gas field in the Bass Strait, disputing their claims that it owes $298 million in taxes and alleging it overpaid fees to the tune of $20.3 million. 

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Uber files High Court challenge in $81M payroll tax dispute
Tax 2025-09-01 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Uber wants the High Court to weigh in on its dispute with the NSW State Revenue Office over five years of payroll tax, after an appeals court found payments made to drivers were taxable. 

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State revenue office loses row with Montessori Foundation over property taxes
Real Estate 2025-08-22 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Queensland Commissioner of State Revenue has lost an appeal against the Montessori Children’s Foundation after it refused the organisation’s bid to be registered as a charity to avoid property taxes.

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High Court’s PepsiCo ruling means Christmas came early for many multinationals
Analysis 2025-08-19 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

While multinational companies will welcome a recent High Court decision that let PepsiCo off the hook for royalty withholding tax and diverted profits tax, experts agree the decision won’t provide a carte blanche to skirt taxes.

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HESTA super fund says ATO overtaxed it by $11M
Tax 2025-08-14 11:28 pm By Andy Sidler

HESTA Super has complained that the tax office has unfairly stripped it of $11 million in franking credits, denying it did not hold the credits ‘at risk’ for the required 45-day period. 

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Ex-PwC partner banned for alleged false statements that caused $11M tax shortfall
Tax 2025-08-12 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Tax Practitioners Board has banned former PwC partner Richard Gregg for four years after finding he made false or misleading statements concerning research and development tax incentives, resulting in a tax shortfall of $11 million and $800,000 in fines for his clients.

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Ex-EY partner accused of promoting tax loss scheme says ATO ‘overreached’
Trials 2025-08-11 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former EY partner accused of promoting a tax loss scheme has hit back at the ATO’s case on the first day of trial, saying he gave objective advice and the case is an overreach.

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K&L Gates nabs Deloitte tax partner with transfer pricing dispute chops
Business of Law 2025-08-06 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

K&L Gates has bolstered its tax disputes offering, snagging a partner from Deloitte with experience in transfer pricing controversies for its Sydney office.

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Uber win reversed on appeal in fight over $81M in payroll tax
Tax 2025-08-01 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW tax office has succeeded on appeal in its fight with Uber over five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with an appeals court finding that payments made to drivers are taxable.

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