ATO

ATO to consult on ‘future tax administration’ for small firms
The Australian Taxation Office has revealed plans to create new digital tools and services for small businesses as part...
05 June 2025
By Miranda Brownlee
‘A heartbreaking day’: ATO whistleblower pleads guilty to 4 charges
After speaking out about the ATO’s aggressive debt collection tactics, whistleblower Richard Boyle has pleaded guilty...
27 May 2025
By Emma Partis
Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures
A West Australian barrister fighting to hold onto her practising certificate has been accused of failing to comply with...
23 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
ATO coming for lawyers over tax failures
About 85 per cent of lawyers could be at risk of disciplinary action for failing to lodge tax returns, the Australian...
21 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Aptum Legal nabs former ATO assistant commissioner
East coast-based firm Aptum Legal has appointed former ATO acting assistant commissioner Michael Buscema as its new tax...
20 September 2024
By Imogen Wilson
Plutus Payroll co-conspirator told to repay ‘washed’ $11m
Michael Teplitsky helped move hush money paid to keep Australia’s largest corporate tax fraud hidden, a court has...
02 September 2024
By Christine Chen
ATO to appeal PepsiCo decision to High Court
The Australian Taxation Office has sought special leave to appeal the recent PepsiCo decision in the High Court of...
12 August 2024
By Miranda Brownlee
‘You should be sorry’: Former PwC GC slammed for role in tax leaks
Amid shocking evidence PwC partners “weaponised” legal privilege to allegedly hide crucial documents from the Tax...
02 August 2024
By Naomi Neilson and Christine Chen
What SME firm owners need to know ahead of EOFY
With the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) escalating its endeavours to retrieve outstanding tax debts, Insolvency...
20 June 2024
By Grace Robbie
Former ATO employee sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment after accepting bribes
A former Australian Taxation Office (ATO) employee has been sentenced by the Parramatta District Court after accepting...
13 March 2024
By Miranda Brownlee
‘Architect’, co-conspirator of $105m Plutus Payroll scam jailed
Two key members of the Plutus Payroll scheme that robbed the Australian Taxation Office of $105 million have been...
22 August 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Bankrupt lawyer back in court following $4.7m ATO debt
The Federal Court has heard yet another chapter in a long-running dispute involving a bankrupt Melbourne migration...
15 August 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Australia’s cyber security coordinator responds to attack on BigLaw firm, plus more cyber news
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show – produced by our sister brand, Cyber Security Connect – we...
27 July 2023
By Robyn Tongol
NRF adds 2 litigators to partnership
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a US-based lawyer to its partnership, as well as promoted a...
24 July 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Appeal, special investigator concerns remain in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case
There are still several strings left to tie up Australia’s biggest defamation case, including Ben Roberts-Smith’s...
30 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
DPP and Lawyer X special investigator clash over Nicola Gobbo
Amid speculations Nicola Gobbo may have been prepared to enter a plea, Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions...
23 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer X special investigator says DPP refuses to lay charges
Lawyer X’s special investigator has told the Victorian government to close down the office or expect his resignation...
21 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Takeaways from Fox’s ‘stratospheric’ $1.2bn defamation settlement with Dominion
Following what may well be the biggest-ever settlement for defamation in US history, Lawyers Weekly spoke with experts...
20 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
10 overlapping attributes of effective negotiators and great leaders
Perhaps the time has come for those with strong negotiating skills to be promoted to leadership roles rather than the...
14 April 2023
By Travis Schultz
Lawyer jailed for 12 years for laundering $24m as part of tax fraud
Following the lifting of a non-publication order, it has been revealed that a Sydney-based lawyer was last year...
23 March 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy