The Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO), Karen Payne, has released edition 17 of the IGTO’s newsletter – “IGoT News”.
This edition provides:
- a summary of IGTO’s website “refresh” and improvements;
- a summary of the ATO’s approach in reporting business tax debts to Credit Reporting Bureaus, which commenced in August 2021;
- confirmation from the ATO that a practitioner’s lodgement program will not be adversely affected if they do not meet the 85% lodgement program performance benchmark in the 2020-21 lodgment program year;
- an update on two review investigation reports – (i) Investigation and Exploration of Undisputed Tax Debts in Australia (published on 30 June 2021); and (ii) Death and Taxes (published in July 2020) now with a progress report from the ATO on its implementation of agreed recommendations;
- updates on IGTO’s complaints investigation service and some of its corporate compliance undertakings.
[LTN 174, 9/9/21]