Posts tagged "ATO debt collection"

Imagine believing you owed nothing to the ATO, and finding out decades later that you did, and that the tax office had been accruing interest and penalties on it for decades.

The ATO currently has about $50 billion worth of collectible debt, which is the highest it's ever been. It’s an 89% increase on pre-COVID figures. 

Australia’s latest lockdowns pose a challenge for the ATO: start collecting the business debts outstanding from 2020 and risk putting companies under further pressure, or allow those debts to continue to grow.

Whistleblower Richard Boyle has delivered a scathing assessment of the ATO watchdog's review of its garnishee scandal, claiming it distorted the facts.

A tax office whistleblower facing a possible 161-year jail sentence for shining a light on ATO debt collection behaviour is asking for public support.