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Court finds sessional academic lecturer an employee, not a contractor
ATO 2022-06-30 5:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
In its first decision applying a landmark High Court judgment redefining the test for when a worker is employed, the Federal Court has found a sessional lecturer for a higher education institution was an employee.
Companies can’t block ATO’s grilling of disgraced accountant Vanda Gould
Accounting 2021-10-19 2:01 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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 number of tax appeals in the Federal Court.
Liquidators can find some Plutus workers’ claims not a priority, judge says
Australian Government Solicitor 2019-09-09 2:47 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The liquidators of Plutus Payroll Australia, the company at the heart of a high profile $105 million tax fraud, can determine that claims made during the liquidation by some of its 4,500 workers are not claims of employees and do not need to be prioritised.