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12 charged in $17m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... investigation was established," the regulators said. "The AFP engaged its partners through the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce to target this conspiracy to siphon off money that should have been remitted to the ATO." The statement said the total value ...

Woman jailed in $105m tax scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... great deal of work to go in support of the remaining matters before the courts." Chief of the serious financial crime taskforce Will Day welcomed the sentence, saying it shows the commitment of the taskforce in bringing the most serious offenders of ...

ATO doubles down on fraud crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... Coronavirus Economic Response Package has been made a priority for the ATO-led joint-agency Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT). The ATO said the SFCT brings together the knowledge, resources and experience of multiple agencies to identify and address ...

Impact offers opportunity during crisis: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... social impact investing, with $5 million allocated in the last federal budget to establish a Social Impact Investing Taskforce, and a further $14.1 million commitment to a series of trials. The UTS report highlights a number of potential avenues for ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... Asia, especially India, whose current account deficit position could benefit from cheaper oil." During a coronavirus taskforce presser overnight, US President Donald Trump said now is the time to be buying oil. "If we can buy it for nothing we are going ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... for those impacted by the COVID-19 downturn - especially when it comes to early access to super. The Regulatory Burden Taskforce - comprised of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, SMSF Association, Institute of Public Accountants, Chartered ...

ATO cracks down on HNWs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has announced it will be expanding its Tax Avoidance Taskforce and introducing a new program targeting high wealth private groups. The ATO said in the 2016-17 financial year high wealth individuals and groups avoided paying ...

Tax chiefs crack down on tax evasion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... financial institution. The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) was formed in 2018 after a call from the OECD Taskforce on Tax Crime. The J5 includes the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from the UK, Internal ...

Nowra man lies to ASIC, jailed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... investigation into the holdings in Northwest shares. The investigation was conducted under the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce. "ASIC views seriously any attempt by individuals to hide their identities in holding substantial interest in shares by offshore ...

Calls for disability insurance reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... urgent reform of Australia's $5 billion disability income insurance sector. The institute said it has established a taskforce saying that failure to implement significant changes will reduce consumer access to affordable disability cover in the future. ...