The NSW Review of Federal Financial Relations Draft Report ‘Supporting the Road to Recovery’, released at the National Press Club in Canberra on 1 July 2020, highlights a number of clear areas of tax reform.
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Treasurer flags record $184.5bn Budget deficit
The Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has released an Economic and Fiscal Update July 2020, forecasting an underlying cash Budget deficit of $85.8bn for 2019-20, rising to $184.5bn for 2020-21 (or 9.7% of GDP).
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JobKeeper extended with cuts and tests ahead
The Government has announced that JobKeeper payments will continue for 6 months beyond its legislated finish date of 27 September 2020, subject to revamped eligibility rules.
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JobKeeper changes ahead: Bookkeepers in the eye of the COVID-19 storm
“We’re breathing at the moment,” said Matthew Addison, Executive Chairman of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) of the lull before the next tax policy storm.
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Div 7A and COVID-19 affected borrowers: ATO 12-month payment extension
The ATO has granted a 12-month payment extension for COVID-19 affected borrowers concerning the requirement to make the minimum yearly repayment for Div 7A purposes.
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Anti-Money Laundering Court Case Hones in on Individual Actors
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is one of three Anti-Money Laundering regulators in New Zealand. Last month, the DIA’s 5th major High Court case moved towards a conclusion, and it confirms an increasing trend to keep individuals on the hook for compliance failings.
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Court of Criminal Appeal Quashes Tax Crime Convictions After Crown’s Creative Accounting
Why did this tax criminal case ultimately fail? Find out – along with what the outcome of the case has revealed about tax intricate accounting practices – here.
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AUSTRAC’s money laundering case exposes the darkest heart of financial crime
In March 2018, at a discrete hotel in Sydney, two dozen senior representatives from the financial intelligence community gathered around a diplomatically square boardroom table.
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AUSTRAC and Westpac face off in court, as historic AML case heads towards trial
The Australian financial intelligence agency and Westpac are shaping up for a trial in what could be the first genuine test of the country’s anti-money laundering (AML) laws.
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COVID, crims and cash: Financial crime teams need to re-think laundering risks
If you’re doing AML the same way you were in the pre-COVID world, you’re doing it wrong. Nathan Lynch speaks with some of Australia’s most experienced financial crime experts on the radically changing threat landscape in 2020 — and beyond.
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