Companies to lose tax deduction rights in cash economy crackdown

Companies that fail to withhold tax from cash payments to employees, including wages, will no longer be allowed to claim deductions under reforms set to go before federal parliament this week.

Companies to lose tax deduction rights in cash economy crackdown

The reforms are part of the government’s wide-ranging response to the final report of its Black Economy Taskforce, but the legislation to go before parliament will still allow businesses to claim cash payments as tax deductions where they inadvertently classify a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee.

Read the full article at The Australian.

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