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PwC partner kept on JBS brief to maintain privilege despite CFO’s unhappiness
Accounting 2021-09-10 9:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
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 privilege” kept a supporting role on the brief despite the company CFO’s dissatisfaction, a court has heard.
PwC partner at centre of ATO privilege spat earned less than non-lawyer assistants, court hears
Accounting 2021-09-09 6:49 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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 privilege" earned hundreds of dollars less per hour than his non-lawyer assistants, a court has heard.
PwC client says ATO’s privilege case ‘nightmare to the rule of law’
Accounting 2021-09-08 9:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
Meat processing company and former PricewaterhouseCoopers client JBS has slammed as a “nightmare to the rule of law” a claim by the Commissioner of Taxation that the accounting giant’s internal protocols destroyed the company’s lawyer-client relationship.
PwC partner was used to give ‘cloak of privilege’ to work, ATO tells court
Accounting 2021-09-06 9:02 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers used one of its legally qualified partners as a "postbox" to provide a "cloak of privilege" to work conducted for meat processing company JBS, the Commissioner of Taxation has told the Federal Court.
Tabcorp locked in billion-dollar court battle with ATO
ATO 2021-09-03 3:02 pm By Bianca Hrovat, Sam Matthews Sydney
Tabcorp and Tatts Group have brought eight proceedings against the Australian Tax Office over more than a billion dollars in deductions for fees to gambling authorities in four states.
PwC settles Zilzie Wines lawsuit over unsolicited R&D tax advice
Accounting 2021-09-01 5:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
A settlement has been reached in a Murray Darling wine making family's lawsuit accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers of providing bad unsolicited tax advice that caused them more than $200,000 in losses.
ATO wins appeal in Crown Resorts battle over GST on high roller junkets
Appeals 2021-08-20 10:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
The Full Court has thrown out a victory by Crown Resorts in a $100 million dispute over GST assessments on commissions and rebates paid to tour operators that directed international VIP gamblers to two of its casinos.
High Court won’t hear Auctus appeal over $2.3M R&D tax refund mistake
Alain Musikanth 2021-08-16 10:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Auctus Resources will not be able to hang on to a $2.3 million R&D tax offset refund which the Full Court found was paid by mistake, after the High Court turned down its special leave application.
PwC says ATO should stick to plan at upcoming privilege hearing
Accounting 2021-08-03 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
PricewaterhouseCoopers has objected to swathes of evidence from the Commissioner of Taxation being included in an upcoming trial over privilege, claiming the material oversteps a process put in place by the court to only examine a small sample of documents.
Mining magnate Bob Johnson faces court over alleged $38.5 million tax fraud
ATO 2021-07-30 2:16 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
South Australian mining magnate Bob Johnson faced court Friday charged over a scheme to defraud the federal government of $38.5 million in taxes.