Tax Lore with Harrison Dell

Tax Lore is a true crime-style podcast hosted by Harrison Dell, a tax lawyer of TikTok fame and director of Cadena Legal. The podcast delves into high-profile tax evasion cases in Australia and from around the world. Each episode of Tax Lore explores a different tax evasion case, providing listeners with an in-depth look at the facts of the case, the legal proceedings, and the eventual outcome. From blatant fraud, offshore bank accounts and companies, to complex schemes and loopholes, the podcast covers a wide range of tax crime, avoidance and evasion.

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Episodes

Episode 7 - Cheeky Professionals, ATO Fairytales, and Big 4 taking it too far (again) - Value lost, probably too much

Episode 7 of Tax Lore unveils a fairytale still believed by the ATO. Harrison details the Tax Office embarking on a relentless 60-year quest against professionals and making up the story as they go. Through the gripping tales of landmark cases such as Peate, Everett, and the Phillips Case, we are drawn into a complex battlefield where laws are very sharp, and everyone gets more than a few cuts. As the saga unfolds, the episode intricately explores the labyrinthine strategies employed by doctors,...

Feb 23, 2024•28 min•Ep. 7

Episode 6 - Enron, Arthur Andersen and the Great Shredding - Value lost, $70b USD (highest Enron stock price)

Join us for Episode 6 of Tax Lore as we delve into the notorious Enron scandal and Arthur Andersen's collapse, a tale of deceit, greed, and corruption that rocked the corporate world and led to one of the largest bankruptcies in U.S. history. We'll be pulling back the curtain on the key orchestrators of this financial catastrophe, former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling and CFO Andrew Fastow. We'll explore how their relentless ambition and reckless disregard for ethical boundaries led them down a dang...

Jul 23, 2023•33 min

Episode 5 - PwC, Peter Collins and the Confidentiality Agreement - Tax Lost, unknown (estimated $180m at risk annually)

Join us for Episode 5 of Tax Lore on the much requested Big 4 firm, PwC (Price Waterhouse Coopers), tax leak scandal with Australian international tax partner Peter Collins at the centre. We delve into the timeline and the public details of this significant event that sent shockwaves through Australia's largest accounting firm, government and is making headlines in the media in 2023. In 2016, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) detected multinationals swiftly restructuring their affairs to evade the...

Jun 07, 2023•19 min

Episode 4 - Ogden, 39 packets of Monte Carlo's and Dora the Explorer - Tax Lost, $35,000

Join us on Episode 4 of Tax Lore as we delve into the bizarre deductions of Gary Ogden. The Ogden case is the most notorious and laughable case for pushing the limits of what could be claimed as legitimate expenses. We explore the strange deductions that raised eyebrows with the Australian Taxation Office, especially so when Ogden's tax agent, David McNeice, was well known for bizarre deductions. Ogden's claims included asserting that his young son provided secretarial services, 39 packets of Mo...

May 28, 2023•29 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3 - Bywater Investments, Vanda Gould and the Anglican Church - Tax lost, $383m

Join us on Episode 3 of Tax Lore as we unveil the secret life of tax evasion in the captivating story of the Bywater investment cases and Mr Vanda Gould. With a roster of high-profile clients and religious connections, Gould was a high-profile accountant himself. Using complex structures in the Bahamas and Cayman Islands, plus his own bank in Samoa, he facilitated intricate tax avoidance schemes that drew the attention of tax authorities. We explore the early life of Vanda Gould and his colourfu...

May 21, 2023•26 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2 - Plutus Payroll, the Cranstons and Operation Elbrus - Tax lost, $105m

In this episode of Tax Lore, Harrison uncovers the underbelly of the Plutus Payroll case, a blatant tax fraud scheme with criminal convictions and $105m lost to the Commonwealth. The main playersare Adam and Lauren Cranston, the children of disgraced ex-Deputy Commissioner of Taxation Michael Cranston, Simon Anquetil, a serial entrepreneur with a taste for phoenixing, Dev Menon, the tax lawyer who held it all together, and the late Peter Larcombe, called "a thug in a suit". Together, they execut...

May 16, 2023•34 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1 - NeuMedix, Issakidis and Dickson - Tax Lost, $135m

In this episode of Tax Lore, Harrison discusses one of the largest tax evasion cases in Australian history, involving NeuMedix, a company controlled by Michael Issakidis and Anthony Dickson. The evasion was done by using a complex company arrangement in the Cayman Islands, massively overvaluing IP for medical tech they acquired and then depreciating it, using tax deductions to make actual income tax-free. The impact was approximately $135m AUD in tax evaded by falsely claiming $450m worth of tax...

May 05, 2023•45 min•Ep. 1

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