Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 31 - 40 of 101 results for %22Tax fraud%22

AFP investigates ERS scams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Australian Federal Police are investigating a small number of scams in relation to the government's Early Release of Super scheme. The Australian Taxation Office said measures designed to protect the integrity of the early access to super scheme ...

ERS can be drawn from multiple funds: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... download and check each day. The payments will be subject to proportioning rules and funds are required to make the payment tax-free. Meanwhile, APRA released an update to help super trustees understand their ongoing responsibilities. APRA said in dealing ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... ensuing social media post about the encounter may end up saving the super of many Australians, after it led the Australian Tax Office to get in touch. "I've already had the ATO ring me today [Thursday] and say 'Please give us as many details as you can,'" ...

Tax chiefs crack down on tax evasion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Leaders from five international tax organisations came together in Sydney to review their work in fighting against transnational tax crime, revealing recent action against a global financial institution. The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) ...

Ponzi scheme rakes in almost $1.5bn

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... seven years through investment contracts in two solar generator companies. The SEC claims the Carpoffs promised investors tax credits, lease payments and profits from the operation of mobile solar generators. However as the SEC alleges, more of the generators ...

SMSF scheme sees creator jailed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
A 51-year-old was found to have unlawfully created, operated and benefitted from a fraudulent self-managed superannuation fund. Kent Nguyen was sentence to three years in prison after pleading guilty to orchestrating an illegal early release of a superannuation ...

Adviser cops 262 month jail sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... own family out of millions. Treyton Lee Thomas has been sentenced to 262 months in prison for wire fraud and 60 months for tax evasion to run concurrently, as stated by the US Attorney for the eastern district of North Carolina. Thomas represented himself ...

Advice firm defrauds retired NFL players

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... addition, the regulator pointed out that Reinhard had been previously banned by the SEC as well as jailed for bankruptcy and tax fraud. He had also been barred by the SEC from ever again working for an advice firm. "We allege that Cambridge, Howard and ...

350 tax practitioners under investigation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
The Tax Practitioners Board revealed 350 tax practitioners are currently under investigation for high risk behaviour. Those high risk behaviours include failing to meet personal tax obligations, over-claiming work-related expenses on behalf of clients ...

Financial scams smash Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... - defined in our report as 'social engineering' frauds - including investment, romance, crypto-currency, false billing and tax office/government agency scams. Further, it should be remembered that much fraud goes unreported." With open banking kicking ...