Tax Lawyer News
Wheatley lawyer's trial
Thursday February 4, 2010
A SYDNEY lawyer hid money in overseas bank accounts so his client, Glenn Wheatley, could avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax, the Supreme Court has heard.ABC owed $18m tax, court told
Wednesday December 9, 2009
A PUBLIC examination of the collapse of ABC Learning reveals that the childcare provider was having trouble paying a $15 million tax bill months before administrators were appointed in November last year.Saddled with prosecution, an old warhorse falters
Saturday October 10, 2009
As the mud flies at Silvio Berlusconi, he continues to behave normally by acting crazy. Rachel Donadio reports.Berlusconi forced to swallow 'mere tadpole' in media diet of frogs
Friday October 9, 2009
ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces the political fight of his life after the nation's top court overturned the law tailor-made to shield him from prosecution and declared it illegal.Exposed but defiant: Berlusconi's shield is his popularity
Friday October 9, 2009
THE Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, faces the political fight of his life after the nation's top court overturned the law tailor-made to shield him from prosecution and declared it illegal.Former Lib Leader Escapes Conviction On Tax Charge
Tuesday December 16, 2008
HE WAS the architect of the most significant tax reform of the past few decades, a shadow treasurer and economist who sought but failed to be prime minister. Yesterday, he stood opposite a Commonwealth prosecutor, charged for his failure to comply with tax law.Not Happy John: Tax Office Bites Hand That Fed It
Tuesday December 16, 2008
HE WAS the architect of the GST, the most significant tax reform of the past few decades. But yesterday John Hewson found himself standing in Moss Vale Local Court discussing a much humbler tax matter: his annual return.Lowy Son Won't Talk
Saturday July 26, 2008
THE businessman Peter Lowy has turned down an opportunity to explain his family's complex dealings in the tax haven Liechtenstein.Tax Audit Only Served To Make Lowy Even Warier
Saturday July 26, 2008
Questions over the Lowy family's tax affairs deepen, write Anne Davies, John Garnaut and Nick McKenzie.Lawyer Faces 19 Charges Over Cash
Wednesday July 9, 2008
MELBOURNE lawyer Michael Brereton, who has battled five years of investigation by the Australian Crime Commission and an even longer Tax Office inquiry, now faces 19 charges brought by the Legal Services Commissioner.Tribunal Rejects Lawyer's Hearing Bid
Thursday July 3, 2008
HIGH-profile lawyer Michael Brereton has failed in a late bid for an adjournment of a disciplinary hearing against him, despite his lawyer arguing the case could prejudice "imminent" criminal proceedings.Tax Case Witness Charge Dumped
Tuesday May 6, 2008
A LAWYER has landed a blow against the Australian Crime Commission after a magistrate dismissed a charge that he failed to give evidence before one of its investigators at a secret hearing.Ex-lawyer's $185m Tax Scam Stunning, Says Judge
Saturday February 2, 2008
A JUDGE has described a former Melbourne lawyer's $185 million tax fraud as being on a "stunning" scale he'd never seen before.Investigators Seize Former Tax Officer's Papers
Wednesday December 20, 2006
NICK PETROULIAS, the former Tax Office intelligence chief who faces trial next year for bribery and tax fraud, has been raided over a big international tax investigation.Tax Cop Turned Accused Has Not Given Up Hope
Monday December 18, 2006
Nick Petroulias was once big in the Tax Office. John Garnaut found him in an artist colony.Tax Cut Cargo Cult Ignores The Bottom Line
Tuesday September 13, 2005
The clamour for tax relief won't help our debt or the need for investment.How A Schemer Lured Tax Dreamers
Tuesday June 14, 2005
A seized laptop computer contained the names of rich Australians lured into a dubious tax scheme. John Garnaut reports.
Eric Bassingthwaite claimed to have found a way to excuse Australian residents from declaring their offshore income to the Tax Office. Each year he would leave his Channel Islands tax haven home and spruik his story to mid-tier Australian lawyers in Sydney and Melbourne.Ten Heady Years On, Leibler Quits Coles Board
Thursday August 26, 2004
When Solomon Lew in 2002 waged his high-profile, but ultimately unsuccessful, battle to retain his board seat at Coles Myer, he was supported by only one other director, the tax lawyer Mark Leibler.Second Big Firm Hit In Tax Sweep
Tuesday May 18, 2004
Fallout from a $100 million tax avoidance claim against a group of KPMG partners has widened as the two other accounting mega-firms joined the fray.