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Sydney lawyer sentenced to 12 years for role in Plutus tax fraud
Justice Peter Johnson 2023-03-21 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Sydney lawyer has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison for laundering $24 million as part of the Plutus tax fraud.

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Jury finds fifth person guilty in $105M Plutus tax fraud case
ATO 2023-03-21 8:57 pm By Sam Matthews

The fifth and final defendant named in a criminal proceeding over a $105 million tax fraud involving payroll services company Plutus Payroll has been found guilty for his part in the scheme.

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Daughter of ex-ATO commissioner found guilty in Plutus tax fraud case
Tax 2023-03-14 8:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A jury has found the daughter of a former ATO commissioner guilty for her role in a $105 million tax fraud scheme involving payroll services company Plutus Payroll, a week after her brother and two others were convicted.

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Son of ex-ATO commissioner found guilty for role in Plutus tax fraud scheme
Tax 2023-03-07 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A jury has reportedly handed down guilty verdicts against three individuals for their alleged involvement in a $105 million tax fraud scheme involving payroll services company Plutus Payroll, including the son of a former commissioner of the Australian Taxation Office.

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‘It should not happen’: AAT panned for verbatim copying of winning side’s arguments
Appeals 2023-03-02 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

A decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal that reproduced almost entirely verbatim and without attribution the submissions of the prevailing party as its own reasons damages the public’s trust in the AAT and must be overturned, a court has ruled.

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Ampol to pay $157M to settle transfer pricing dispute with ATO
ATO 2023-02-20 2:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Petrol giant Ampol has reached a $157 million agreement with the Australian Taxation Office to resolve a long-running dispute over transfer pricing of goods between its Singaporean hub and Australian unit.

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Ashurst nabs two tax partners from Deloitte
Ashurst 2023-02-09 5:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Ashurst has bolstered its Sydney tax practice with the addition of two senior taxation lawyers from Deloitte.

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Former PwC partner banned for leaking government tax agenda
PwC 2023-01-23 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers has been stripped of his registration as a tax agent after he was found to have leaked information obtained as part of confidential consultations with Treasury to reform tax law.

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Wife of billionaire developer challenges suppression order in $272M ATO case
Appeals 2022-11-21 2:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Liberty Financial appeals partial victory for ATO
Appeals 2022-11-09 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Liberty Financial unit Minerva has challenged a judgment that found two schemes it carried out were done with the primary purpose of securing a tax advantage.

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