The head of the Australian Taxation Office has told a Senate estimates hearing there will be greater scrutiny placed on taxpayers workplace-related tax deductions, with auditors already knocking on the doors of Australian taxpayers.
Commissioner of Taxati... moreThe head of the Australian Taxation Office has told a Senate estimates hearing there will be greater scrutiny placed on taxpayers workplace-related tax deductions, with auditors already knocking on the doors of Australian taxpayers.
Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on Wednesday evening that random audits reviewing “work-related claims” began 18 months ago.
Jordan said the tax office had found a number of errors through conducting the audits. Fairfax reports Australian Taxation Office (ATO) staff undertook the audits at the direction of senior management, after concerns over possible over-claiming of work deductions.
“We’ve done a number of random inquiries of taxpayers to sort of test some of these claims … and that has shown quite a diverse range of issues,” he said told senate estimates.
According to Fairfax, Jordan observed that while audits gave an indication of incorrect claims, educ... less
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The head of the Australian Taxation Office has told a Senate est... moreThe head of the Australian Taxation Office has told a Senate estimates hearing there will be greater scrutiny placed on taxpayers workplace-related tax deductions, with auditors already knocking on the doors of Australian taxpayers.
Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on Wednesday evening that random audits reviewing “work-related claims” began 18 months ago.
Jordan said the tax office had found a number of errors through conducting the audits. Fairfax reports Australian Taxation Office (ATO) staff undertook the audits at the direction of senior management, after concerns over possible over-claiming of work deductions.
“We’ve done a number of random inquiries of taxpayers to sort of test some of these claims … and that has shown quite a diverse range of issues,” he said told senate estimates.
According to Fairfax, Jordan observed that while audits gave an indication of incorrect claims, educ... less
The head of the Australian Taxation Office has told a Senate est... moreThe head of the Australian Taxation Office has told a Senate estimates hearing there will be greater scrutiny placed on taxpayers workplace-related tax deductions, with auditors already knocking on the doors of Australian taxpayers.
Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on Wednesday evening that random audits reviewing “work-related claims” began 18 months ago.
Jordan said the tax office had found a number of errors through conducting the audits. Fairfax reports Australian Taxation Office (ATO) staff undertook the audits at the direction of senior management, after concerns over possible over-claiming of work deductions.
“We’ve done a number of random inquiries of taxpayers to sort of test some of these claims … and that has shown quite a diverse range of issues,” he said told senate estimates.
According to Fairfax, Jordan observed that while audits gave an indication of incorrect claims, educ... less
