Insolvency professionals warn the Tax Office is using DPNs and legal action to take a “far more aggressive” recovery stance. The ATO is hellbent on chasing down $34 billion worth of debts owed by small businesses using director penalty notices (DPNs) and legal action, insolvency professionals say. Insolvency Australia (IA) members said that recent activity…
The Federal Court’s recent decision in Stone (Liquidator), in the matter of RIC Admin Pty Ltd (in liq) v Mandalinic (No 2) [2024] FCA 164 demonstrates the analysis the courts will undertake in determining a director’s personal liability for insolvent trading, even when the director does not appear for the hearing. The case reiterates how…
25 Jun 2024 4 min read The latest insolvency statistics for May 2024 for company and individual insolvencies have been published on 18 June 2024 for England and Wales. This comes just before the announcement on 19 June 2024 by the Office for National Statistics, that UK inflation fell to the Bank of Englands target…
By Stephen Johnson, Economics Reporter For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:56 AEST, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 13:02 AEST, 25 June 2024 A major home building company has collapsed just 18 months after it was fined more than $40,000 for underpayi… Read the full article at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/money/article-13561889/Designer-Projects-Victoria-Pty-Melbourne-home-building-company-liquidated-fined-underpaying-worker.html
The debts of a collapsed group of NSW businesses have blown out to almost $23 million, while other subsidiaries have quietly gone under in recent weeks. News.com.au reported in April that a western Sydney factory had closed down and all workers had been terminated on the spot. It comes after two companies linked to the…
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced via social media and its website that its directors have resolved to place the company into voluntary administration as of 17 June 2024. The company was formed in 1993 by Glenn Terry. Housed in The Eternity Playhouse since 2013, the Darlo has been a mainstay of Australian theatre for three…
In short: Administrators for collapsed airline Bonza say the company likely traded while insolvent. The company’s directors are likely to be referred to the corporate regulator for investigation. What’s next? Creditors, including 323 staff and 71,399 customers, could walk away with nothing. Administrators for collapsed airline Bonza say the company likely traded while insolvent, with…
Above: Sule Arnautovic from Salea Advisory Access Print Solutions, Graphic Print Group (GPG) and Graphic Web in Sydney and Adelaide are now for sale after entering voluntary administration with 50 employees affected. Sule Arnautovic from Salea Advisory has been appointed voluntary administrator for the three businesses by the directors of the business. Arnautovic is a…
Over the past two years, voluntary administration has become an all-too-common phrase in the beer world, a sign of the challenges faced by the brewing industry at a time when the wider economy is experiencing an ongoing downturn. While the number of VAs represents only a small percentage of the entire brewing industry, the attention…
The Kirribilli Club in Sydneys north shore has entered voluntary administration. The club appointed Hugh Armenis of SV Partners administrator on June 19. After an initial period of trading to assess the status of the club, it ceased trading on June 24. The ex-services club, with over 18,000 members, was founded in 1946, and boasts…