http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/rss/ www.taxrefunds.com.au rss feed en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:09:00 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:09:00 +0000 custom support@www.taxrefunds.com.au webmaster@www.taxrefunds.com.au http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/29/greens-sink-their-teeth-into-great-big-new-tax-cuts THE Gillard government's mining tax has been thrown into doubt with the Greens resolving to oppose the billions of dollars in company tax cuts the minerals impost was to fund. 2011-03-29 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/26/royalties-cap-betrays-spirit-of-constitution-greens THE Greens have vowed to thwart the Gillard government's threat to dock revenue from any state that increases its mining royalties after the new federal mining tax comes into effect, in a bid to protect the right of states such as Western Australia to fund essential services. 2011-03-26 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/25/funding-threat-to-states-if-they-lift-mining-royalties THE government will strip revenue from any state that increases its mining royalties after the federal mining tax is implemented. 2011-03-25 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/23/nab-will-get-back-142m-in-tax-dispute The settlement "removes the need for potentially long and costly legal proceedings". Mark Joiner, NAB 2011-03-23 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/23/nab-wins-tax-refund NATIONAL Australia Bank has clawed back $142 million from the Australian Tax Office as part of a long-running dispute over the treatment of interest on hybrid shares. 2011-03-23 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/22/gillard-states-in-mining-tax-showdown THE federal government faces a fresh battle with the states after accepting a recommendation that it reimburse mining companies for all the state royalties they pay. 2011-03-22 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/12/rudds-compromise-mines-tax-was-distorting-advisers-warned GOVERNMENT advisers on the mining tax expressed concerns two days before former prime minister Kevin Rudd was dumped that a compromise deal apparently struck between him and Fortescue Metals Group founder Andrew Forrest would set "a very bad precedent" and create a "distorting tax". 2011-03-12 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/12/mining-tax-advice-ignored THE government ignored high-level advice that it ensure concessions to mining companies were temporary as it was thrashing out a compromise on the resources "super profits" tax, new documents show. 2011-03-12 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/12/advisers-said-forrest-deal-bad-precedent GOVERNMENT advisers on the mining tax expressed concerns two days before the former prime minister Kevin Rudd was dumped that a compromise deal apparently struck between him and the founder of Fortescue Metals, Andrew Forrest, would set "a very bad precedent" and create a "distorting tax". 2011-03-12 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/12/government-ignored-advice-on-concessions-to-miners THE federal government ignored high-level advice that it ensure concessions made to mining companies were temporary as it was thrashing out a compromise on the resource "super profits" tax. 2011-03-12 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/12/sandstone-and-silence Far from the day-trippers, Elisabeth Sexton is dwarfed by the escarpment in Kakadu's Koolpin Gorge. 2011-03-12 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/03/9/a-study-in-recovery The strategy To claim my self-education expenses if I received Youth Allowance while I was studying. 2011-03-09 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/02/21/us-faces-budget-showdowns-from-wisconsin-to-washington WASHINGTON: Wisconsin's bitter public scrap over a proposed clamp on the salaries and collective bargaining rights of state employees brought 70,000 people on to the streets of the capital, Madison, for a fifth consecutive day of protests. In Washington, a budget stand-off between Republicans and Democrats threatens a government shutdown in March. 2011-02-21 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/02/13/computer-switch-leads-to-42m-tax-office-payout A RECORD $42 million in interest was paid last year to about 500,000 taxpayers who received late tax refund cheques. 2011-02-13 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/02/9/affordable-rent-scheme-cut-to-pay-for-disaster-relief A PLAN by the federal government to cut back a popular scheme that provides affordable housing to pay for the Queensland disaster clean-up is short-sighted and will worsen the housing crisis in Sydney, say community and housing groups. 2011-02-09 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/01/28/rattle-them-bones The curators of Jurassic Lounge, a mix of live music and art, invite people to get down among the dinosaurs, writes Lenny Ann Low. 2011-01-28 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2011/01/26/swan-opts-to-fight-states-not-the-miners Labor is pleading with the mining states to cap future royalties, writes Clancy Yeates. 2011-01-26 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2010/06/7/tax-office-rolls-back-new-technology-to-stem-mistakes THE TAX Office has scaled back its new $820 million computer system after a bumpy start that delayed 1 million tax returns, sent out return letters without cheques and failed to communicate with other computers because of a misunderstanding about the meaning of negative numbers. 2010-06-07 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2010/05/10/watchdog-wants-to-hear-about-delays IF YOU have had a problem getting your tax return, the man charged with inquiring into the "confusion, frustration and anger" surrounding the new Tax Office computer system wants to hear from you. 2010-05-10 http://www.taxrefunds.com.au/news/2010/04/17/inquiry-into-tax-office-chaos THE federal government has ordered the Inspector-General of Taxation to inquire into the "confusion, frustration and anger" surrounding the new Tax Office computer system. 2010-04-17