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Corrs, DLA Piper pick up tax specialists from embattled PwC
Troubled professional services firm PwC has lost two partners to law firms Corrs Chambers Westgarth and DLA Piper.
PwC sacks 8 partners as leaks crisis referred to anti-corruption watchdog
The tax leaks scandal engulfing PricewaterhouseCoopers has been referred to the newly formed National Anti-Corruption Commission, as the accounting firm sacks eight partners for professional governance breaches.
Chobani loses test case over GST on Flip yoghurt range
Chobani has lost a dispute over the tax office's recent decision to apply GST to the US yoghurt maker's Flip range.
PwC partner denies involvement in alleged $3.3M fraud scheme
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.
Wife of billionaire developer challenges suppression order in $272M ATO case
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.
Wife of billionaire developer can’t suppress affidavits in $272M ATO case
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.
Judge doubts utility of Full Court hearing in sacked Greenwoods partner’s case
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.
SingTel appeals ATO win over deductions on $14B Optus buy
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.
ATO hits back at Pepsico lawsuit over Schweppes bottling payments
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.
SingTel can’t salvage $190,000 in transfer pricing deductions on $14.2B Optus buy
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.