The national audit office says 150 tax officials are among those investigated as part of a widespread GST fraud probe.
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Rob Heferen to lead ATO
Long time public servant Rob Heferen has been appointed to lead the ATO for the next seven years.
Daughter of former ATO deputy jailed over $100m tax fraud scheme
It was a ‘gross violation of societal norms’ to dishonestly take taxes that should have been spent on the community, the judge said.
ATO renews $86m cyber deal with Macquarie Government
The Australian Taxation Office has renewed its deal with Macquarie Government for cyber security, sovereign data centre and cloud services.
ATO leads raids on tax fraudsters
Members of an ATO taskforce and the AFP have raided properties across Australia as part of their operation to crack down on tax fraud.
ATO awards $11m contract for face scanning technology
A UK biometric authentication company will provide face scanning technology for myGovID.
Treasurer stands by ATO after $60b JobKeeper bungle
The Treasurer is standing by his department despite a $60 billion JobKeeper error.
Criminals target COVID superannuation access scheme
The ATO has been attacked by criminals exploiting the COVID superannuation early access scheme.
ATO warns councils over property reporting
The tax office finds “systemic” failures in property sales reporting by councils.
‘Annus horribilis’ for ATO but no cash grabs
A report has cleared the ATO of directing staff to make ‘cash grabs’.