$1bn child support debt out of control: agency

CHILDREN are missing out on almost $1.1 billion worth of unpaid child support, despite a government crackdown involving bans on overseas travel, the use of private investigators and expensive court action.

Not happy, taxman: 2m await their returns

MORE than a million tax refunds have been delayed by problems associated with a new computer system at the Tax Office.

ATO malfunction leaves callers to go loop-de-loop over returns

THE Tax Office's multimillion-dollar update of its software systems has left 200,000 taxpayers in no-man's land.

Options for getting tax refunds

Options for getting tax refunds Tax refunds can be made through several differe ...

Thousands of parents face benefit suspension

TENS of thousands of parents will have their family tax benefit payments stopped from January unless they lodge outstanding tax returns verifying their income.

Scientists nudge, wink at tax reform

NUDGE, nudge; wink, wink; say no more.

Surge in tax refunds for crisis year

IT HAS been an extraordinarily good financial crisis for tax returns.

Good news as economy gets $5b bonus

A $5 BILLION boost to the budget bottom line and a near-halving of expected debt has been downplayed by the Federal Government as "a tentative step forward".

Share schemes viable

The strategy To understand the changes to taxation of employee share schemes.

Investment flow into agribusiness schemes dries up

AUSTRALIA'S agribusiness managed investment schemes face an uncertain future after the sector crashed 77 per cent to $250 million in 2008-09 following the collapse of Timbercorp and Great Southern.

Stamp duty loophole could cost state $50m

THE state's fragile finances could take another hit of more than $50 million as companies line up to exploit a potential legal loophole on taxation.

Late returns net huge bill for child support

ONE person who put in 20 years' of tax returns in order to claim the $900 tax bonus payment has ended up with a bill for $18,000 in unpaid child support.

Tax Refunds

Tax refunds do not have to be a difficult task if you understand the terms and what you can claim

No Liability As One Row With Government Ends

THE building materials company James Hardie has agreed to settle a dispute with the Australian Tax Office for $153 million in relation to four years' worth of tax returns.

Ato Takes Hammer To James Hardie

JAMES Hardie Industries's tax problems have gone from bad to worse after the building materials group warned it faced a fresh $240.3 million claim from the Australian Taxation Office.

How To Tell If Your Home Is Tax Free

GST expert Heydon Miller, indirect tax partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers answers your questions about the new tax. If you have a question, you can write to, or fax or e-mail us. The addresses are: By mail: ABC of GST, The Sun-Herald, GPO Box 506, Sydney 2001. By fax: Mark your fax ABC of

Now The Tax Office Looks For Figures In A Landscape

The Bankstown branch of the Australian Taxation Office is grappling this week with a question that has puzzled thinkers for the past couple of millenia: what is an artist? About 10 Sydney artists have been interviewed at Bankstown with about 20 more soon to be questioned there about their techni

Taxman Draws Up New Trades Hit List

THE TAX Office has drawn up a new "hit list" of professions from plumbers to real estate agents whose tax returns will be targeted this year. "The taxman's microscope has been focussed closer to look at some very specific industries and areas," said Mr Stephen Samson, a