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'Despicable': ATO staffer faces corruption charges

An Australian Taxation Office staff member has been accused of disclosing information to organised crime associates as part of a joint investigation.

AAP · Sep 11

Death or divorce: owners could miss out on tax breaks

The federal government is being accused of a crucial oversight as it tries to ram its overhaul of taxes on investments through parliament.

AAP · Jun 23

Anthony Albanese to address nation on Wednesday night as treasurer announces Covid-era support measures

Prime minister to deliver address live at 7pm AEDT as Jim Chalmers says Iran war having ‘extreme impact on global economy’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1

MP calls for action on crime in ‘under siege’ town – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2023

ATO reveals it raided 35 properties suspected of using technology to evade paying tax

Australian Taxation Office agents, along with federal police, have carried out dozens of raids, as part of a global crackdown on businesses suspected of using technology to under-report sales and avoid paying tax.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Almost 800 large companies paid no tax in 2020-21, Australian Taxation Office report reveals

Thirty-two per cent of Australian public companies paid no tax in 2020-21, according to ATO data, although the tax office says most have legitimate reasons for not doing so.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

Australians owe almost $45b in unpaid tax

The Australian Taxation Office is going after businesses and "resistant" individuals who collectively owe tens of billions in unpaid taxes.

AAP · Nov 2, 2022

Whistleblower Richard Boyle tells of PTSD developed from 'gobsmacking' ATO work

Former tax officer Richard Boyle tells a South Australian court of some of the alleged directives he disagreed with while working at the ATO, including one he was worried would cause suicide and death "on a massive scale".

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

Court document filed by ATO whistleblower as part of immunity application details 'bad culture' at department

South Australian whistleblower Richard Boyle has accused the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in court documents of being "callous" after taxpayer threats of suicide went ignored by senior Adelaide staff members.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Qld mother-of-five jailed over $200k fraud

A woman who obtained nearly $200,000 from the government by forging documents was blocked by the ATO in her attempts to get a further half a million dollars.

AAP · Aug 23, 2022