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Bureaucrat told to 'tone down' Robodebt criticism, royal commission hears

Andrew Whitecross, then an employee at the Department of Human Services, agrees the policy which became Robodebt was a "radical departure" from compliance at the time.

ABC News

Federal body announces grace period on Director IDs, after concerns about $13,000 fines

As a website crashes and phone queues grow, about 700,000 Australians are given another two weeks to sign up to a scheme designed to weed out dummy directors and stop the practice of phoenixing.

ABC News

Cyber black market selling hacked ATO and MyGov logins shows Medibank and Optus only tip of iceberg

ABC Investigation uncovers large swathes of confidential material widely available on the open internet, ranging from sensitive contracts to privileged legal advice about a student's death.

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ATO's director ID system deadline looms, with more than 1 million people facing $13,000 fines

There are concerns that up to 1 million Australians are in the dark about a looming tax office requirement — or know about it and are putting off an administrative headache — with just a week until it becomes law.

ABC News

Belfast City Cemetery searches lead to discovery of ammunition

Police have said their enquiries are ongoing and they are appealing for information.

Belfast Live

Yr Handy 2 Min Explainer On How The Fk Almost 1/3 Of Big Aus Companies Paid No Tax In 2020/21

More than half of energy, mining & water corporations paid zero income tax.

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Company directors scrambling to get ID or face $13,000 fine in bid to stop 'dummy directors'

The ATO is making director identification numbers mandatory, to crack down on "dummy directors" and the practice of "phoenixing". Ahead of a crucial deadline, 1.3 million people have not got one yet.

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Proposed work-from-home tax changes would mean lower deductions or more paperwork

If adopted, Australian Tax Office draft guidelines would cut 80c flat rate to 67c and affect tax returns from next July

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s largest firms post record tax bill, despite almost a third paying nothing

Australia's largest companies are paying more tax under a government crackdown on avoidance, but almost a third still contributed nothing.

The New Daily

Almost a third of Australia’s large companies pay no income tax

Tax Office finds more than half major mining, energy and water companies paid nothing in 2020-21, a three-year high

The Guardian - AU

Here Are The 10 Highest-Paying Jobs In Australia If U Want To Sob Into Your Non-Existent Salary

Time to question what I studied in uni.

Pedestrian.tv

Corporate tax soars but many paid nothing

The COVID-19 recovery and commodity prices delivered a record year for corporate taxes, however hundreds of big businesses did not pay a cent.

AAP

Almost 800 large companies paid no tax in 2020-21, Australian Taxation Office report reveals

Thirty-two per cent of Australian public companies paid no tax in 2020-21, according to ATO data, although the tax office says most have legitimate reasons for not doing so.

ABC News

Australians owe almost $45b in unpaid tax

The Australian Taxation Office is going after businesses and "resistant" individuals who collectively owe tens of billions in unpaid taxes.

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Medibank, Optus hacks and ATO attacks expose identity-theft risks, warn cyber security experts

Cyber security experts warn the latest data breach of a major company should have all companies and consumers worried about the seemingly innocuous collection of data.

Newcastle Herald

Creditors throw lifeline so Napoli Centrale remains open

COVID-19 slams Newcastle-based Italian restaurant group.

ABC News

The 2022 tax return deadline is looming: When do I need to lodge my expenses? How much will I get back?

The deadline to lodge your tax return for the last financial year is approaching fast. Here's what you need to do to avoid copping fines.

The New Daily

Employers underpaid superannuation by a whopping $33 billion in recent years

Rogue employers are underpaying 2.8 million Australians' superannuation payments and the ATO is only recovering 15 per cent of that total

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The Guardian - AU

Whistleblower Richard Boyle tells court tax office work culture was ‘woeful’

Former ATO employee facing 24 charges after raising concerns publicly about aggressive pursuit of debts in 2018

The Guardian - AU

Whistleblower Richard Boyle feared ATO tactics would cause ‘suicide in community’, court hears

Boyle hopes he will be protected by public interest disclosure laws after he aired claims of aggressive tax office debt collection methods in 2018

ABC News

Whistleblower Richard Boyle tells of PTSD developed from 'gobsmacking' ATO work

Former tax officer Richard Boyle tells a South Australian court of some of the alleged directives he disagreed with while working at the ATO, including one he was worried would cause suicide and death "on a massive scale".

AAP

Whistleblower case stalls over legal issue

Action by a tax office whistleblower to try to block his prosecution has been stalled after a judge refused to proceed without the facts of the case before her.

AAP

Call to end ATO whistleblower prosecution

The Human Rights Law Centre has called on the Commonwealth to withdraw its prosecution of tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle.

ABC News

Accountants report spike in hackers lodging false tax returns, superannuation claims

With almost half the adult population of Australia affected by the Optus security breach, questions are swirling about how stolen identity data can be misused.

ABC News

Court document filed by ATO whistleblower as part of immunity application details 'bad culture' at department

South Australian whistleblower Richard Boyle has accused the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in court documents of being "callous" after taxpayer threats of suicide went ignored by senior Adelaide staff members.

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