Four-year gap in ATO small business fraud risk assessments exposed in Auditor-General report
The small business line of the ATO did not complete an external fraud assessment between 2019 and 2023, an ANAO report has revealed.
After $197 million cut the Entrepreneurs’ Programme will be assessed again next budget
The controversial Entrepreneurs' Programme will be re-assessed again ahead of the next budget, the Department of Industry, Science and Resources has confirmed with SmartCompany.
Government procurement inquiry aims to stop agencies cutting corners
The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will conduct an inquiry considering how to bring more transparency, efficiency, and value for money to government procurement.
Official audit finds shortcomings in entrepreneurs’ grants program
An entrepreneurs’ program run by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has been critiqued by the auditor-general for its procurement standards.
“Some exceptions”, but ANAO finds JobKeeper compliance measures implemented “largely as intended”
More than 1 million entities had JobKeeper applications processed by the tax office team, ANAO says in its report, with almost $89 billion being made.
Why is the National Audit Office taking a closer look at the Entrepreneurs’ Programme?
The performance audit into the Entrepreneurs’ Programme focuses on the procurement process for the delivery partners through the scheme.
Auditor-General launches probe into ATO’s handling of JobKeeper
The Auditor-General is investigating the ATO’s administration of JobKeeper, after criticism from Labor about the scheme's lack of oversight.
“Very rewarding”: Tax office recoups $500 million in revenue from phoenixing crackdown
The ATO has retrieved more than $500 million in taxpayer funds thanks to a four-year-long crackdown on illegal phoenixing.
