Tax

Be alert for tax fraudsters, small business warned

EOFY “is like Christmas” to scammers with $7.2 million stolen from vulnerable computers last year.

08 June 2022 • By Josh Needs

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Business

Sydney inner west man charged over $20m payroll fraud

A Sydney man has become the 14th person to face charges over an elaborate $20 million payroll tax fraud and money...

29 September 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Tax

Sydney tax agent disqualified over fraudulent cash-flow boost claim

A Sydney tax agent who falsified business activity statements to gain access to the cash-flow boost had had his...

28 September 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Sydney accountant sentenced over BAS fraud

A Sydney accountant who secretly amended clients’ business activity statements to pocket close to $4,500 has now been...

14 September 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Gold Coast developer cops criminal conviction over GST fraud

A Gold Coast property developer has been hit with a criminal conviction for fraudulently siphoning $147,763 in GST...

23 August 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

Melbourne accountant sentenced over $135k GST fraud

A Melbourne accountant has avoided jail time despite fraudulently obtaining over $135,000 in GST refunds on behalf of...

02 August 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Truck boss jailed over $3.8m fuel tax rebate fraud

A South Australian man will spend at least 14 years in jail after being found guilty of fraudulently claiming $3.8...

16 July 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Tax

Sydney tax agent axed over JobKeeper fraud

A Sydney tax agent has been banned for the maximum five-year period after allegedly claiming over $500,000 in...

07 June 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Accountant charged over bankruptcy fraud advice

A Perth tax agent is among a trio charged with allegedly concealing and disposing of a property worth more than...

05 May 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

WA woman faces jail term over early access to super fraud

A Western Australian woman now faces 31 counts of fraud after allegedly submitting multiple false claims on behalf of...

27 April 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Sydney man charged over $3m GST fraud

A 37-year-old Sydney man could face up to 12 years in jail after being found to have fraudulently obtained $3 million...

22 March 2021 • By Jotham Lian

Business

Tasmanian tax agent charged over $1m fraud

A former tax agent who falsified business activity statements and misappropriated individual tax returns has had more...

12 March 2021 • By John Buckley

Business

ATO secures first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud

A Victorian man has been handed Australia’s first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud after attempting to access...

24 February 2021 • By John Buckley

Regulation

Former Sydney liquidator pleads guilty to fraud, dishonesty

A former registered liquidator who allegedly misappropriated close to $240,000 has pleaded guilty to fraud and...

22 January 2021

Super

AFP charges 3 people with early access to super fraud

The Australian Federal Police have charged three people with allegedly submitting false claims to withdraw over...

17 August 2020

Tax

62 fraudulent returns, 52 stolen identities: Online tax fraudster heads to jail

A man who lodged 62 fraudulent tax returns using the stolen identities of over 50 taxpayers has been sentenced to five...

08 October 2019

Tax

PAYGW fraud earns Newcastle woman 15 months’ house arrest

The Tax Office has secured a conviction against a New Lambton woman who fraudulently obtained and attempted to obtain...

26 July 2019

Tax

Sydney tax agent convicted of fraud, money laundering

A Sydney tax agent has been sentenced to five years in prison for tax fraud and money laundering after a joint ATO and...

14 November 2018