Don’t ignore the dread you feel about going back to work
"Post-holiday, back-to-work blues might be unpleasant, but they are far from unreasonable." (Quartz)
Before the ATO, Carlos Barros was a tax consultant at PwC, a tax manager at Deloitte, a senior manager at William Buck, and a senior tax associate at Sladen Legal.
Steve Parker, the firm’s chief executive, said the firm is well positioned to assist with well-informed planning, which is becoming more crucial as the ATO takes a more focused approach to compliance.
Macpherson Kelley recruits senior ATO lawyer
Macpherson Kelley recruits senior ATO lawyer
Outgoing tax head calls for checks on ATO Commissioner's power
The departing tax watchdog has stepped up calls for increased oversight of the Australian Taxation ...
ATO's Chris Jordan has 'too much power', tax watchdog warnsOutgoing Inspector-General of Taxation Ali Noroozi urges change | 
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Tax avoidance schemes captured in ATO blitz
ATO deputy commissioner James O'Halloran said the Tax Office has been monitoring schemes ...
The case, which is now under consideration for appeal in the High Court, follows a recent full Federal Court ruling that a taxpayer was liable for interest charges on a tax debt, even though he received a letter from the deputy commissioner suggesting that he was not.
The letter was automatically generated by a computer and, while stating that it was from the deputy commissioner, the full Federal Court decision in Joe Pintarich v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation found machine-generated correspondence could not be relied on
Tax office computer says yes, Federal Court says no
On what grounds can a machine make a legally-binding decision?
This was a key question asked in a recent tax case that could have major implications for millions of Australian taxpayers about whether any computer-generated correspondence from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) can be relied on.The case, which is now under consideration for appeal in the High Court, follows a recent full Federal Court ruling that a taxpayer was liable for interest charges on a tax debt, even though he received a letter from the deputy commissioner suggesting that he was not.
The letter was automatically generated by a computer and, while stating that it was from the deputy commissioner, the full Federal Court decision in Joe Pintarich v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation found machine-generated correspondence could not be relied on
Report of the Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers
For her to find herself in a position where her government masters are seemingly dictated to by someone who has not been elected - that is also startling to me. Who knows what went on behind the scenes, but that is the appearance.
“Alan Jones’ power and influence crosses the political divide and nothing less than universal rejection of his behaviour by our politicians will satisfy me."
Digital disruption is changing us for better and worse
In his speech, Mr Ali Noroozi calls for "fairness and transparency" to prevail and for people to speak out "where they do n"We are living in a time when untruths are easily and widely disseminated and where silence is taken to be acquiescence," he says. "Sitting on the sidelines is not helpful. Anything that is worthy of maintaining requires constant vigilance from everyone within the tax system."
"An analysis of last weekend's dump of annual reports by the Palaszczuk Government reveals the huge pay packets being earned in the senior ranks of the public service in the 2017-18 financial year." (ABC)
Who missed out on the ABC board?
"The independent panel produced its nominees, but the government had other ideas. Now it’s sitting on the names." (Inside Story)
Talks stall about corruption commissioner's jurisdiction over cops
"Australia's revolving door of prime ministers has been blamed for the stagnation in talks between the ACT and Commonwealth governments." (Canberra Times)
Risky
business
The report, The Deloitte Consumer Review Risky business: Keeping up with the changing consumer, examines consumer attitudes on issues such as data sharing, data collection and data misuse as well as the risks associated with digital transformation.
The report, The Deloitte Consumer Review Risky business: Keeping up with the changing consumer, examines consumer attitudes on issues such as data sharing, data collection and data misuse as well as the risks associated with digital transformation.
Why
the office isn't dead yet
Both co-working and hot-desking take the ideas of flexible, remote and home working, and blend them with offices offering community and interaction, trying to combine the cost savings of smaller, flexible workspaces without downsides such as isolation and irritation. Does that mean the death of traditional offices? Or are we merely outsourcing our desks to specialists? The answer is simple: ask your employees.
Both co-working and hot-desking take the ideas of flexible, remote and home working, and blend them with offices offering community and interaction, trying to combine the cost savings of smaller, flexible workspaces without downsides such as isolation and irritation. Does that mean the death of traditional offices? Or are we merely outsourcing our desks to specialists? The answer is simple: ask your employees.
Fintechsoutpacing banks in digital payments
Roy Morgan, 21 September 2018. The digital payments market is experiencing rapid disruption, with non-bank contactless/cardless mobile payment systems now being used by more Australians (6.5%) than bank-owned solutions (6.4%) according to the Digital Payment Solutions Currency Report.
Roy Morgan, 21 September 2018. The digital payments market is experiencing rapid disruption, with non-bank contactless/cardless mobile payment systems now being used by more Australians (6.5%) than bank-owned solutions (6.4%) according to the Digital Payment Solutions Currency Report.
