Overhead on ABC radio - ‘ China has recruited dozens of former British military pilots to teach the Chinese armed forces how to defeat western warplanes & helicopters in a “threat to UK interests”, officials have revealed.
The top tier of 1,000 taxpayers paid $20.4 billion in corporate income tax and $24.1 billion in GST, the ATO says in its fourth annual close-up on the segment.
Its findings from the Top 1,000 reveals the group was responsible for 19 per cent of total company income tax and 36 per cent of net GST as the ATO steps up scrutiny on those who can “have a significant impact on the health of our tax system”.
Top 1,000 taxpayers paid more than $44bn: ATO
Emily Cauble (Wisconsin; Google Scholar) presents Taxpayers' Use of Hindsight at Florida today as part of its Tax Policy Colloquiumhosted by Charlene Luke:
After undertaking a transaction, a taxpayer might later discover that it was ill-advised. Perhaps the taxpayer engages in the transaction without considering its tax consequences. Later, in the course of obtaining tax filing guidance, the taxpayer learns that an alternative transactional form would have produced more favorable tax results. Alternatively, the taxpayer may adopt a transactional form that produces favorable tax consequences if the transaction’s non-tax outcome is what the taxpayer predicts. When the taxpayer discovers that the transaction’s non-tax outcome is not what the taxpayer predicted, the taxpayer wishes they had used an alternative transactional form. Along similar lines and for similar reasons, a taxpayer who files (or fails to file) an election that dictates their tax treatment might later feel regret.
Australia v Norway petroleum tax revenues since 2000
Emily Cauble (Wisconsin; Google Scholar) presents Taxpayers' Use of Hindsight at Florida today as part of its Tax Policy Colloquiumhosted by Charlene Luke:
After undertaking a transaction, a taxpayer might later discover that it was ill-advised. Perhaps the taxpayer engages in the transaction without considering its tax consequences. Later, in the course of obtaining tax filing guidance, the taxpayer learns that an alternative transactional form would have produced more favorable tax results. Alternatively, the taxpayer may adopt a transactional form that produces favorable tax consequences if the transaction’s non-tax outcome is what the taxpayer predicts. When the taxpayer discovers that the transaction’s non-tax outcome is not what the taxpayer predicted, the taxpayer wishes they had used an alternative transactional form. Along similar lines and for similar reasons, a taxpayer who files (or fails to file) an election that dictates their tax treatment might later feel regret.
Think About Minsky for a Moment Stephanie Kelton, The Lens
How Wi-Fi spy drones snooped on financial firmThe Register
Trump hotels charged Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ rates to protect first family.
Optus Hack just tip of the iceberg. FinTechs harvest bank details and passwords, can sell them too
FinTech companies collect your bank details and your password. They can access your bank accounts, keep your data, and sell your data too.
Greycoder: “Text-only websites are quite useful, especially today. Web pages are increasingly filled with ads, videos, and bandwidth-heavy content. Here is a list of text-only, clutter-free news sites
A List Of Text-Only News Sites (Updated 2022) Greycoder
Death of woman, 24, in wisdom teeth surgery due to severe reaction from anaesthesia
Death Related to Dental Treatment: A Systematic Review
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cybersecurity issues – October 8, 2022 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few.
On a weekly basis Pete Weiss, highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.
Four highlights from this week: Google Only Tweaks Location History Description After Lawsuit; Your Router Is Collecting Data. Here’s What to Know, and How to Protect Your Privacy; Does Biometric Verification Violate Workers Rights?; and Russians dodging mobilization behind flourishing scam market.
- How lawyers became sadists: What about the incentive not to be perceived as a colossal asshole?
Big Tech accused of shady lobbying in EU Parliament https://www.politico.eu/article/big-tech-companies-face-potential-eu-lobbying-ban/