Business

ATO no longer treating debt the same as during COVID

One expert has stressed the importance of tax agents reminding their clients that the ATO is no longer as lenient on...

28 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

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Tax

ATO ramps up debt collection prosecution post-COVID

Taxpayers facing final warning letters signalling a referral to the ATO’s prosecutions team risk criminal conviction...

21 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

SMEs warned as ATO ramps up tax debt collection

One insolvency specialist has emphasised the importance of small businesses engaging their accountants to stay on top...

16 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

ATO audit recommends SME debt collection targets

Risk of small business tax debt “rising to unacceptable levels is out of tolerance”, according to an external audit of...

02 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

The end of lenient tax debt deals and what it means for your practice risk

The ATO's tougher stance on tax debt is forcing accountants to rethink how they advise struggling clients. As informal...

01 July 2026 • By Mackay Goodwin

Regulation

Debt concerns raised over ‘$8 billion black hole’ in NSW budget

Tax experts have raised questions about the state's economic direction, with the latest NSW budget drawing scrutiny...

30 June 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Regulation

ATO to adopt 'more explicit and consistent' approach on tax debt interest

The Tax Office says it has been "overly concessional" in relation to interest remission for tax debts, with too many...

09 April 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Qld boutique firm retrenches junior accountants while in $200k tax debt

Two junior accountants who had to undertake reception duties were made redundant by a boutique firm that owed the Tax...

08 April 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

$20k in compensation won after worker was made redundant for exposing tax debt

A worker who uncovered $250,000 in company tax debt was made redundant by her insolvent employer despite winning...

07 April 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

7 figures, safe harbours, and cash flow: What Star Recruitment v Smith means...

In December 2025, the Queensland Supreme Court handed down a judgment that will have immediate implications for...

18 February 2026 • By Roy Kim, Jason Wang, and Seunghyun Jin

Tax

$5.3m worth of ‘on hold’ tax debts soon to be subject to GIC, ATO reveals

Correspondence between the ATO and Treasury has revealed that $5.3 million worth of ‘on hold’ tax debts could be...

05 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Lawyer with alleged $2m tax debt fights to keep practising certificate

A Victorian lawyer who allegedly owes $2.6 million in tax, plus the $190,000 owed by his law firm, has failed to stay...

05 November 2025 • By Naomi Neilson

Tax

Jailed property developer fails to overturn million-dollar tax debt

A property developer has failed to overturn a garnishee notice and a million-dollar tax debt, while serving a 10-year...

20 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Director demands $90k in costs for firm’s ATO debt

A NSW lawyer has requested more than $90,000 in costs after he fought his former firm over superannuation, GST and...

25 September 2025 • By Naomi Neilson