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A former EY partner accused of promoting a tax loss scheme has hit back at the ATO’s case on the first day of trial, saying he gave objective advice and the case is an overreach.
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A former EY partner accused by the ATO of promoting a tax avoidance scheme over property developments has told a trial judge the commissioner has "overreached".
A judge has ruled WhatsApp messages are admissible as tendency evidence in the ATO's case against an ex-EY partner over an alleged tax exploitation scheme.
On the first day of trial in the Tax Office's case against a former EY partner accused of marketing a tax loss access scheme and pocketing $700,000 in the process, the court heard former clients were assured the scheme was "risky but not illegal".
An ex-EY partner accused of pocketing $700,000 in commissions in a tax loss scheme wants to vindicate his reputation at trial but is weighing whether to keep his silence, a court has heard.
A former EY partner accused of pocketing $700,000 in secret commissions can shield an email from the firm’s tax leader to its general counsel despite the firm having waived privilege.
A former EY partner who was ousted after the tax office claimed he had promoted a $700,000 tax exploitation scheme has argued he is entitled to claim privilege over communications with the accounting firm's general counsel and an external barrister, despite EY having waived it.
An appeals court has dismissed a challenge by businessman and prolific inventor Kia Silverbrook to a finding that he was jointly liable to pay a $9.3 million penalty notice issued by the ATO for unpaid Pay As You Go tax.
A restaurant director will have to pay over $33,000 in unpaid tax after an appeals court found that despite a prolonged period of severe illness it was still reasonable to expect that management of the business and the fulfillment of tax obligations would continue.