Pay increases should gbe linked to improvements in service delivery to Australian taxpayers, writes Chris Seage, tax consultant and former ATO audit manager writes:
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Who’s who to be summonsed in Hoges lawsuit
Politicians, public service mandarins and journalists will all be on the cast of Paul Hogan’s next blockbuster; his $80 million dollar lawsuit against the federal government, writes tax consultant and former ATO audit manager Chris Seage.
Wickenby brand damaged after ACC back-flip on Hoges
The Wickenby brand has been diminished in the light of the Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) back-flip this week in calling a halt to the criminal investigation of Paul Hogan and John Cornell, writes Chris Seage, tax consultant and former ATO audit manager.
How Hoges used PR to beat the taxman
He may not have made an international box office hit since the Crocodile Dundee series, but Paul Hogan certainly proved one thing over the last couple of weeks — he still knows how to win over a crowd.
Hoges: Tax Chief’s mate gave me tax haven advice
Paul Hogan’s lawyer has slammed the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) for omitting from its evidence vital information of how his tax haven structures were greenlighted by one of the best tax barristers in Australia who was a friend of the Commissioner of Taxation Michael D’Ascenzo, writes tax consultant and former ATO audit manager Chris Seage.
Hoges: time to file, Crocodile
To issue a Departure Prohibition Order while Paul Hogan exercises his rights under tax law to object and appeal against his tax bill is premature in the extreme, writes tax consultant and former ATO audit manager Chris Seage.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: The jewel in Fairfax’s crown is due for a polish
Rumours of a major restructure at the SMH, the Advertiser predicts its own death, the True Type revealed at Rio Tinto and more hot tips.
ATO decision to tax TPG on Myer is on the money
Despite the claims of self-interested private equiteers and their hired help, the ATO’s decision to tax TPG’s billion-dollar Myer windfall was the right one.
leaked Crikey Says: The ATO’s business needs: lest we forget
The ATO has asked tax office managers to balance their “business needs” against a minute of silence for Remembrance Day next week.
Massive ATO job cuts loom
The crisis in the Australian Tax Office is deepening, writes former tax commissioner John Passant.
The ATO, Phillip Lynch and the rise of John Howard
Yesterday’s item in Crikey, “How long before tax rats trap a polly?” about moles inside the ATO has a precedent.
The week in words and numbers
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