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14 May 2024
Getting caught for false invoicing

False GST invoicing: the ATO is on to it

False Invoicing is big and the ATO is onto to it. A recent media release says the ATO leads a serious financial taskforce with the AFP […]
17 May 2021
Tax Crime

ATO Investigation Request for Information and Documents

Have you received an ATO investigation request – a notice from the ATO requiring you to provide information and documents by a certain date or attend […]
8 July 2020

JobKeeper and ATO audit

JobKeeper:  ATO audit Receiving a Jobkeeper payment carries the risk of an audit because the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is heavily monitoring fraudulent Jobkeeper claims:  records […]
19 April 2020

Tax Review or Tax Audit – Try to Satisfy the ATO at the Review Stage

Individuals, partnerships, companies, trusts, super funds are all at a risk of a tax audit following an unsatisfactory tax review.  Tax audits which follow an unsatisfactory tax […]
7 December 2017
Tax Lawyer Tax Audit, CGT, Debt Financing Law, Sub-dividing property law

How to Deal with a Tax Audit or Tax Review

Received Notice of a Tax Audit or Tax Review? The most important thing to do when you’ve just received notice that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) […]
31 August 2017

Why a notice of estimate of liability from the ATO means trouble

If you don't lodge your activity statement or SGC statement, the ATO can estimate your tax liability and charge very high penalties (75-90%) for doing so.
7 August 2017

Don’t get caught out by an ATO default assessment

An ATO default assessment is bad news, particularly because there is a 75-90% penalty charged on top of the tax. Find out more about it in this article.
10 July 2017

Payroll tax crackdown

The number of companies being audited over payroll tax compliance has dramatically increased and most companies audited have been found to have increased payroll tax liability. […]
13 April 2017

Using ATO in-house facilitation to resolve tax disputes

The ATO offers an in-house facilitation process to help resolve disputes. Here are some tips that will help you to engage in an in-house facilitation.

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