The Board of Taxation released its report Review of Corporate Tax Residency on 6 October 2020. The report was completed in July 2020.
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Automating Tax Provision: the power of technology
Let’s start with this question: “How much do we
owe?”. It may be a simple question, but the answer
is not. For corporate tax professionals, an extensive
amount of work is devoted to that one figure.
Budget: Super trustees – new best “financial” interests duty
The Government has announced that it will legislate to compel trustees of APRA-regulated superannuation funds to act in the best “financial” interests of their members.
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2020-21 Federal Budget: “all about jobs” plus record deficit, big spending, backdated tax cuts and more
On Tuesday, 6 October 2020, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the 2020-21 Federal Budget, his second Budget.
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Westpac agrees to $1.3bn penalty for AML/CTF breaches
Westpac and AUSTRAC have agreed to a $1.3bn penalty for over 23 million alleged breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act). The proposed penalty and…
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FinCEN leaks expose personal risk of AML/CTF compliance enforcement
An unprecedented leak of thousands of files from the U.S. government’s most confidential financial intelligence database has shone a spotlight on the world’s $2 trillion-a-year dirty money habit.
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ANALYSIS: FinCEN leaks will shine spotlight on “effectiveness” of global AML/CFT regime
The unlawful release of thousands of files from the U.S. financial intelligence unit’s database will shine a spotlight on the effectiveness of the international anti-money laundering (AML) regime, according to consultants with decades of experience in global banks and law enforcement agencies.
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Benefits of automation for statutory reporting: How are you preparing your cashflow statements?
When the next draft of financial statements is due, how quickly can you update your cashflow statements?
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ICC and Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation: Global Trade in the time of COVID
In the second in our series of interviews with global trade agencies, Virginia Ginnane speaks to Philippe Isler, Director, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation and Andrew Wilson, Permanent Observer to the UN at the International Chamber of Commerce about the impact of COVID-19 on global trade.
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Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices to Closing the Quarter from Home
The Covid-19 crisis could not have come at a worse time for corporate tax professionals. As if grappling with the quarter close and looming tax season weren’t enough, working remotely presents its own unique challenges.
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