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False GST invoicing: the ATO is on to it
False Invoicing is big and the ATO is onto to it.
A recent media release says the ATO leads a serious financial taskforce with the AFP in combatting a false invoicing scheme involving 1200 businesses.
Businesses are claiming a tax deduction and GST credits for a cheque payment made to the promoter who return cash less a small fee.
According to the ATO a false invoicing arrangement is a scheme where one entity issues another with an invoice, but provides no goods or s
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TPB Investigation
Recent Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) Wins
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Tax Residency
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Tax Audit
JobKeeper and ATO audit
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Superannuation
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General
COVID-19, Tax Fraud and The ATO
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Tax Residency
Discretionary Trusts: Be Wary of Distribution to Foreign Residents
In a recent Federal Court case, Peter Greensill Family Co Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation, the Federal Court found that a distribution from a […][…]
