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ATO, Raptis Group to enter ‘commercial discussions’ in $110M tax case
Tax 2021-10-21 12:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Taxation Office will have “commercial discussions” with Gold Coast property developer James Raptis before deciding whether to seek summary judgment in a case […]

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US bank boss launches defamation case against 60 Minutes over $100M tax fraud claims
Defamation 2021-10-19 10:08 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The CEO and founder of Euro Pacific Bank, Peter Schiff, has launched a defamation lawsuit against the Nine Network over a 60 Minutes episode that […]

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Companies can’t block ATO’s grilling of disgraced accountant Vanda Gould
Tax 2021-10-19 2:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Three companies operated by convicted accountant Vanda Gould have failed again to block further cross examination of Gould by the Commissioner of Taxation in a […]

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ASIC strips embattled accountant Vanda Gould of financial services licence
Financial Services 2021-10-12 6:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the licence of embattled former accountant Vanda Gould. The 73-year-old, who is serving a six year sentence […]

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Raptis Group hit with freezing order after allegedly dodging $110M in tax bills
Tax 2021-10-05 6:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Taxation Office has won an urgent bid to freeze the assets of James Raptis and 11 associated entities, after accusing the Queensland property […]

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Peak legal body says ATO privilege protocol burdens lawyers
Tax 2021-09-23 6:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Law Council of Australia has raised concerns about the Australia Taxation Officeā€™s draft protocol for handling claims of legal professional privilege, saying it ā€œoverreachesā€ […]

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ATO wins info on 1,500 tax docs, teeing up potential privilege battle with CUB
Tax 2021-09-21 5:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

Iconic Australian beer manufacturer Carlton & United Breweries has lost an appeal seeking to shield information about 1,500 allegedly privileged documents from the Australian Taxation […]

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The Star accuses ATO of breaching settlement agreement
Tax 2021-09-15 10:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Star Entertainment Group has filed court proceedings against the Australian Taxation Office seeking to have interest charges on a tax bill cancelled, saying the […]

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PwC a ‘different beast’ to law firms when it comes to privilege, court hears
Tax 2021-09-13 10:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Assessing claims of privilege involving multidisciplinary firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers that offer legal and accounting services is “inherently awkward”, a court heard on the final day […]

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PwC partner at centre of ATO privilege spat earned less than non-lawyer assistants, court hears
Tax 2021-09-09 6:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

A PwC partner who the ATO claims was assigned to work on a matter for meat processing company JBS to bring a “cloak of legal […]

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