Tuesday, March 30, 2021

From Tiger Woods and Pelé to Billie Eilish and the Night Stalker, the best documentaries prove there’s no story like a true story

 Esquire – From Tiger Woods and Pelé to Billie Eilish and the Night Stalker, the best documentaries prove there’s no story like a true story



The ATO’s Deputy Commissioner, Jeremy Geale, said the service offers a cost-effective and time-efficient way for small businesses to tackle disputes. He also said that the ATO has seen positive feedback from the businesses that have taken part thus far.

The ATO’s small business taxation dispute service has been made permanent


An Australian Taxation Office employee who worked to identify GST fraud is facing trial charged with claiming "hundreds and thousands of dollars" in fraudulent GST refunds.

Todd Patrick Richard Ryan, 44, and Amy Celia Hill, 35, have each pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage from the Commonwealth over a few months in 2011.

Opening the case in the South Australian District Court on Monday, prosecutor Jane Abbey said the pair told the ATO they owned a number of companies and had purchased "millions of dollars" in goods and services.

ATO worker faces tax fraud trial in SA


Accenture landed a series of prominent contracts with the Australian Taxation Office during 2020, with the Irish-headquartered consulting giant increasing its government work significantly last year.

The federal government’s overall spend with Accenture reached $358.4 million in the 2020 pandemic year, up nearly 15 per cent from the previous year. But the overall value of contracts awarded to Accenture in 2020 was $786.4 million

Accenture wins big via ATO during pandemic year



ATO fraudster Todd Ryan showed ‘complete absence of remorse’ for $333,000 scam, according to District Court judge

Mitch Mott

anonymous-breach-pixelAn ATO fraudster with narcissistic personality disorder has shown a “complete absence of remorse” over his crimes, a judge has said.

    A fraudster who scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Commonwealth Government has been slammed by a District Court judge who said he had shown “a complete absence of remorse or contrition”.


    ATO whistleblower’s case could be dropped


    Confessionals  of an Influencer Whisperer Town & Country



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    Need Amid Plenty: Richest US Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger

    While every U.S. county has seen hunger rates rise, the steepest jumps have been in some of the wealthiest counties, where overall affluence obscures the tenuous finances of low-wage workers.

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