‘Nothingness’, ‘piecemeal’: Tax lawyers slam budget

Meaningful tax reform took a backseat to Labor’s electoral prospects and cost-of-living concerns, practitioners...

27 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

Tax partner to return to Baker McKenzie

The senior tax director at Expedia Group is set to boomerang to global law firm Baker McKenzie, where he previously...

26 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Australia ‘long overdue’ for tax reform, lawyers say

“Clear and workable” legislation is critical if Australia’s taxation system is to be meaningfully reformed,...

18 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dentons takes tax team from rival BigLaw firm

A partner, senior associate, and solicitor have joined Dentons’ national tax practice from Hamilton

28 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lodging objections with ATO should be easier for tax lawyers, says Inspector-General

A new report from the Inspector-General of Taxation has recommended changes that would make it easier for taxpayers to...

31 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Taxpayer wins High Court appeal in luxury car tax case

The High Court of Australia has set aside previous orders from the full Federal Court in a new decision concerning...

17 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ex-GC says PwC ignored warnings to green light Seymour’s CEO bid

A parliamentary inquiry has heard that Tom Seymour, who was PwC’s head of tax at the time of the firm’s...

23 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

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 Jerome Doraisamy

‘Disturbing’: Tax lawyers push back on proposal to register with regulator

Taxation lawyers have slammed the “ill-advised and regrettable” that they register with the Tax Practitioners Board...

30 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ex-PwC GC proposes big 4 watchdog, defends partnership model

Meredith Beattie says the sector needs more oversight to address cultural issues but has opposed calls to slash partner...

27 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyers providing tax advice should be registered, say accountants

Accountants are concerned about a “lack of a level playing field” with lawyers who provide tax agent services, and...

13 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Partner profits to face ATO crackdown

Tougher guidelines from the ATO on income splitting apply to all arrangements starting this month, marking the end of a...

29 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyers providing tax advice may have to register to do so

Treasury is seeking feedback on a range of matters relating to tax practitioner registration with the Tax Practitioners...

22 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Inside former PwC partner’s defamation allegations

Within documents ahead of the first court appearance this month, a former PwC partner caught up in the 2023 tax scandal...

02 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

PepsiCo wins appeal against commissioner of taxation

PepsiCo successfully appealed a Federal Court finding that it was liable for royalty withholding tax

27 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Victorian man makes tax claim for ‘expensive’ legal bills

A Victorian businessman tried to claim tax credits to cover his legal bills for the “wide and expensive” litigation...

02 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Thomson Geer adds Clayton Utz special counsel as newest partner

National law firm Thomson Geer has continued a year of significant growth, appointing a new partner for its taxation...

31 October 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner suffers setback in $15m lawsuit

A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner who made sensational allegations about Lendlease’s...

19 October 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Court in favour of PwC partner forced to retire amid tax scandal

The NSW Supreme Court has blocked PwC from booting one of its partners due to his alleged involvement in the firm’s...

14 August 2023

By Naomi Neilson