With the ATO’s information-gathering powers seemingly ever-expanding, the “long arm of the law” is taking on a whole new meaning. But that long arm doesn’t always reach as far as the Commissioner might like…

Warring couples may think twice about airing their dirty laundry in the Family Court after it ruled the Tax Office could use financial information filed in one dispute to audit the parties for potential tax evasion…

The Family Court has dismissed an application by the Commissioner of Taxation to be released from an implied obligation not to make collateral use of certain documents filed in a Family Court proceeding…