August 15, 2023 Hearing Date: 20 March 2023 Date of Orders: 04 August 2023 Category: Principal Judgment Parties:Miguel Dominguez, t/as Jim’s Cleaning Ambarvale (Plaintiff)Jim’s Group Pty Ltd t/as Jim’s Group Pty Ltd (Defendant) This matter essentially concerns a disgruntled franchisee who brought a Statement of Claim against their Franchisor, claiming  an amount of $20,000,000.00 forContinue reading "Dominguez, t/as Jim’s Cleaning Ambarvale v Jim’s Group Pty Ltd t/as Jim’s Group Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 913 (4 August 2023)"

September 11, 2023 The Australian Taxation Office’s ‘Operation Protego’ was established to combat GST fraud activity. Mr Justin McCormick, from Perth WA has been sentenced in Perth District Court to two year’s imprisonment (parole after 21 months) after he was found to have obtained almost $110,000 in fraudulent GST funds contrary to s134.2 of theContinue reading "Australian Taxation Office (ATO): Operation Protego Enforcement Action"

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) is warning businesses about the supply and usage of Electronic Sales Suppression Tools (ESST’s). ESST software is used to under-report taxable income and to avoid paying tax. It can be connected to a point-of-sale (POS) system and can delete or reconfigure transactions. It also hasContinue reading "Electronic Sales Suppression Tools"

October 25, 2023 In a High Court landmark decision (4:3 majority), it was ruled that the Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Act 2021 (Vic) (“ZLEV Act”) as a duty of excise within the meaning of s90 of the Constitution, and therefore invalid as it was unconstitutional, as only the commonwealth has this taxing power. InContinue reading "Vanderstock & Anor v State of Victoria [2023] HCA 30"