Major ATO website outage puts accountants on edge ahead of June 5 concession deadline and HECS-HELP indexation Federal A major Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website outage left small businesses and accountants unable to file claims over the weekend, with frustrated tax agents reporting
Next financial year will mark a new age for e-invoicing in government May 13, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The ATO’s Bruce Rossel has discussed the role of e-invoicing adoption across departments and agencies as part of a ‘modern digital economy’ vision for Australia.
Tax revenue on the up across all levels of government April 27, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Australian Capital Territory The combined tax take for all levels of government across Australia hit $593.2 billion, or 28.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) during the 2020-21 financial
ATO warns of more money and identity theft reports April 27, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry An uptick in reports about fake websites offering to provide tax file numbers (TFN) and Australian business numbers (ABN) for a fee has been flagged
Search, seize and destroy: ATO nabs illicit tobacco crops April 5, 2022 By Tom Ravlic News A major haul of illicit tobacco thought to weigh as much as 14 bulldozers was recently seized and destroyed by the Australian Taxation Office. The
What to do when fatigue sets into your agency during times of crisis March 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Finding opportunities to innovate as a service provider during a pandemic has been a taxing experience for everybody – including the citizens whose needs ultimately
Premium Interviews Leading a government team where tax law reigns supreme March 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Meet the woman working to make the Australian Tax Office (ATO) a respected and trusted source on all things tax law. Kirsten Fish, a second
Your round-up of IWD events around Canberra and some insight into what the departments are up to March 6, 2022 By Melissa Coade Culture International Women’s Day (March 8) falls on Tuesday this year and there’s a long list of events in Canberra and further afield for members of
Premium Insights and analysis Policy needs an update so public sector wages can rise February 7, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks Last Friday the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) issued its regular quarterly economic update (the Statement on Monetary Policy). This is always an important update,
Premium Interviews Kicking career goals at the ATO December 15, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Matters For a young finance officer from the Australian Tax Office, who has been recognised with a $10,000 bursary from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand,
Premium Columnists Were we nudged or budged? November 9, 2021 By Helena Cain Editors' Picks Behavioural Economics ‘nudges’ are relatively new and scientific as well as very old and common sense. If you’re a parent, you’re probably an expert. Helena
Demonstrating hidden value in a complex public service system: Consider the HR business partner September 8, 2021 By Deborah Blackman and Sophie Yates Career Advice With some colleagues from ANU and the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, we have been thinking about how to demonstrate hidden value in
Senate orders JobKeeper data from tax commissioner September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Senator Rex Patrick has led the call for the tax commissioner to produce information about the large Australian companies who were recipients of JobKeeper payments.
Introducing the ATO’s systems-led design guide July 31, 2020 By Misha Kaur Editors' Picks If you have been following along the journey for the last year, you would know that here in the ATO we have been pioneering systems-led