Regulation

Antique goods land GST fraudster with prison sentence

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to two years and 11 months behind bars after obtaining fraudulent GST refunds...

17 April 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Regulation

GST fraudsters handed jail time in Operation Protego investigation

Two fraudsters have been slapped with two years each behind bars as part of the ATO-led Operation Protego investigation.

04 March 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

ATO unveils control plan for managing fraud and corruption risks

The Tax Office has outlined a new fraud and corruption control framework to deal with the increasingly complex threat...

18 February 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

ART upholds TPB decision to ban tax agent

A former tax agent has lost an appeal to overturn a four year ban relating to unsubstantiated deductions and unpaid...

16 January 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Government bolsters scam education to deter fraudsters

The government has announced the rollout of another scam campaign aimed at decreasing scam losses and establishing...

14 January 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Accountants advised on fraud detection tips for the new year

Accounting firms looking to expand into new services this year should consider potential fraud risks and how to...

13 January 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Fake cleaners, horse breeders, project managers: tax scammers in 2024

The ATO had its hands full this past year tracking down the thousands of fraudsters who invented fake businesses to...

27 December 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

$10m tax scandal lands 6 fraudsters with combined 43-year sentence

Six men have been slammed with a combined prison sentence spanning over four decades for their involvement in a $10...

10 December 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

GST fraudsters to face ‘full force of the law’: ATO

The Tax Office has the tools and resources to uncover even the most elaborate schemes, a deputy commissioner has warned.

06 December 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

NDIS fraudsters slapped with combined 12-year prison sentence

A multimillion-dollar fraud against the Tax Office and the National Disability Insurance Scheme has landed three...

04 November 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Tax fraud crimes to be repaid with diamonds: AFSA

An auction of luxury goods forfeited in Operation Elbrus is set to filter millions of dollars back into Australia,...

29 October 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

ATO continues debt recovery actions against GST fraudsters

The ATO has raised just under $2 billion in liabilities related to fraudulent GST refunds as part of Operation Protego...

22 October 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Company slapped with termination for ‘shocking, fraudulent activity’

The Tax Practitioners Board revealed the “egregious conduct” of a tax agent company has led to its termination for a...

04 October 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Tax agent accused of $231k BAS fraud loses bid to halt TPB ban

A Sydney practitioner has failed to convince the AAT to confidentially stay the regulator’s termination decision.

23 September 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

‘You will be caught’ over NDIS fraud, Shorten warns tax agents

A multi-agency crackdown is underway to stop dodgy actors from stealing money through false claims and inflated...

09 September 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Cafe owner receives 6-year sentence for $1m GST fraud

A South Australian man was arrested and sentenced to six years and six months behind bars after he obtained over $1...

08 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Client-agent linking has stopped identity fraud: ATO

The Tax Office claims the process has been successful in stopping criminals from compromising agents’ client lists.

21 June 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Property linked to GST fraud forfeited to Commonwealth

A property paid for by a man jailed for an $800,000 GST fraud has been forfeited to the Commonwealth.

07 May 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee