A 33-year-old Perth accountant was today sentenced in the Perth District Court to four years' jail for tax fraud, after obtaining and trying to obtain over $250,000 from his clients and the Australian Taxation Office.
BHP Billiton has reached a settlement with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) relating to their long-running dispute over the miner's part-owned marketing hub in Singapore.
Private real estate and investment firm Warrington Property has completed its $50 million redevelopment of the William Square office building in Northbridge, and has appointed agents to lease the remaining vacant space.
A greater proportion of Western Australian taxpayers are likely to benefit from immediate changes to tax thresholds passed through parliament yesterday than other states, according to Business News analysis of Australian Taxation Office data.
Less than 1 per cent of businesses paid half of Australia's corporate tax take in the year to June 2016, according to ATO data, while the financial services and resources industries were the biggest contributors.
Perth venues The London Court Cafe and Black Tie Co have closed their doors in recent weeks, as the holding company controlling the two brands enters liquidation following a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office.
Chevron Australia has lost its appeal of a 2015 Federal Court ruling regarding the company's financial and taxation relationship with its US parent, although the company has not ruled out a High Court appeal.
Rental, hiring and real estate services were among the industries that fared worst as external administrations jumped 14 per cent in Western Australia for the September quarter, as insolvency experts warn that an economic rebound has not yet clearly emerged.
SPECIAL REPORT: WA's economic slowdown hasn't led to the dramatic rise in insolvencies many had expected, according to leading industry representatives.
The High Court has dealt a major blow to the state government after ruling invalid legislation that would have propelled it to the top of the creditors' list for the $1.75 billion carve-up of the failed Bell Group.
The federal budget has vastly boosted the government's firepower against multinational tax avoidance as it looks to ramp up revenues to fund tax cut promises.
Parking facility operators are rarely popular among car drivers and Wilson Parking is no exception, especially given its strong foothold in Perth, where fallen entrepreneur Laurie Wilson started the firm in the 1960s.
Many small businesses may be unaware they already have access to a major tax incentive to fund research, in addition to the federal government's new innovation package.
The financial affairs of numerous previously low-key unlisted or foreign-owned companies headquartered in Western Australia have been released by the Australian Tax Office.
A long-running campaign to sell a 50 per cent stake in Exchange Tower is coming to a close, with property syndicator Primewest to pay $113.5 million for half of the CBD skyscraper.
A New Zealand-based insolvency expert has been put in charge of a new state government authority that will decide how $1.7 billion from the Bell Group litigation will be distributed.
Many small business owners find the time taken to submit their BAS significantly detracts from their ability to perform their principal role – running the business.
Western Australia's tech sector has proved its mettle against other states, with participants in national data event GovHack winning a suite of national and international prizes.
Warrington Property Group has unveiled the biggest completed transaction in Perth's commercial property market this year, buying the Australian Taxation Office building in Northbridge for $101 mill
Companies that have paid fringe benefit taxes as part of flying workers to remote locations may be able to recoup those costs, even retrospectively, following a landmark decision in the Federal Court.
Perth-based Altona Mining announced the completion of its $US95 million Finnish assets sale to Swedish miner Boliden Mineral AB and has received $US89.2 million in cash as the first tranche of payment.
Treasurer Joe Hockey has announced Australia will implement a new tax reporting standard from 2017, as part of a global initiative to tackle tax avoidance led by the G20.
Cape Lambert has reached a settlement with the Australian Tax Office regarding its $96 million tax dispute, agreeing to make a final net payment of $2.4 million.
Federal Labor might regret its decision to axe certain work-related car expenses that are subject to fringe benefits tax, not just because they affect thousands of low-income workers and potentiall
