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01.05.2022
ATO urged to use powers over unpaid super
The tax office has been urged to use more of its powers to recover superannuation payments from employers accused of withholding the payments from employees. A new auditor-general’s report released on Thursday recommended the ATO better use its ...
01.05.2022
Secret phone taps of ATO deputy commissioner’s son — discussing alleged multi-million-dollar tax fraud — played in court
A man accused of orchestrating an alleged $105 million tax fraud told his alleged co-conspirator it would be “bigger than Ben Hur” if the scheme was uncovered, tapped phone calls played in court have revealed. Key points: Five people have pleaded not ...
01.05.2022
Sharper lending algorithms and “more affluent” users turning Beforepay to profitability, CEO says
The fortunes of pay-in-advance fintech Beforepay appeared to shift on Thursday, after a new report contrasted losses against rapid customer growth and a significant reduction in debt write-offs. Beforepay, launched in 2019, takes cues from the buy now, ...
25.04.2022
Tax-deferred employee share schemes (ESS)
A tax-deferred scheme allows an employee to defer paying tax in relation to their employee share schemes (ESS) interests until the income year in which the deferred taxing point occurs, instead of paying tax in the year the interests are acquired. To be ...
25.04.2022
What employees are paid if they work when daylight saving time ends
We have had a lot of calls from members about the start and end of daylight savings and how this affects people who work overnight shifts. Here is some clarity from Fair Work. Employees should check their award or enterprise agreement for terms about ...
25.04.2022
Unpaid family and domestic violence leave entitlements
Entitlement to unpaid family and domestic violence leave All eligible employees are entitled to take unpaid family and domestic violence leave. This entitlement became part of the National Employment Standards (NES) in 2018. There hss been recent changes ...