iscover Editor’s note: Correction and apology to Chief Group Services
TaxAn editor’s note in response to an article published on Accountants Daily.
On 6 October 2026, Accountants Daily published an article titled “$15m payroll tax debt hits airline providers” concerning proceedings involving Chief Group Services before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
We acknowledge the article incorrectly characterised approximately $15 million as a payroll tax debt owed by Chief Group Services.
The tribunal’s judgment records that $14,851,949.16 represented monies paid to contractors that Revenue NSW considered to constitute wages for the purposes of the employment agency provisions of the Payroll Tax Act 2007 (NSW).
The article also incorrectly stated that Chief Group Services had “failed to shake loose” a $15 million payroll tax debt and incorrectly referred to “employment contracts” rather than the statutory concept of “employment agency contracts”.
We acknowledge that these descriptions did not accurately reflect the findings and amounts recorded in the Tribunal’s judgment.
We apologise to Chief Group Services for the inaccurate reporting of the judgment, particularly the nature and quantum of the liability.
The original article has been removed.
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