Hundreds of tax cheats convicted

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In the last quarter, 465 individuals and companies were convicted for tax and superannuation criminal offences resulting in over $1.56 million in fines and penalties. “The ATO pursues tax cheats

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Time running out to lodge tax

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Do your clients prepare their own tax return? If so, they only have a week until the 31 October lodgment deadline. “I urge anyone worried about not meeting the deadline to

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ATO: take care what you declare!

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So far this tax time the ATO has already stopped 58,000 income tax returns containing suspected over claimed or fraudulent refunds. “Each year our ability to match data gets better,

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No escape for tax cheats

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Two thousand individuals and companies were successfully prosecuted for fraud, tax and superannuation offences in the 2011-12 financial year. “Tax cheats are trying to get an unfair advantage, adding to

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ATO says: Make the most of MoneySmart Week

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The ATO is getting involved in Australia’s first ever national, not-for-profit, financial literacy awareness week – MoneySmart Week – running from 2-8 September 2012. MoneySmart Week is an Australian Government

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New digital resources to help students understand tax and super

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A new digital resource has been launched to help high school students understand the principles of taxation and superannuation. Developed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), the new Digital Curriculum

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ATO prosecutes 1,500 for tax & superannuation offences

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The Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) prosecution of more than 1,500 people for tax and superannuation offences sends a clear warning to tax cheats that they can expect to be caught.

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