Publications
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Review: Identification and management of financial abuse within the tax system
Reviews and reports Financial abuse can happen to anyone. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that 1 in 6 women (16% or 1.6 million women) and 1 in 13 men (7.8% or 745,000 men) have experienced economic abuse by an intimate partner. Financial abuse can occur through many different types of practices, including…
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Systemic review of the effectiveness of the ATO’s registered agent phone line.
STATUS: Submissions have closed. Report expected mid Oct 2025. The Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman is investigating the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) registered agent phone line in response to increased reports of dissatisfaction with the service. Registered tax and BAS agents and their professional bodies and associations across Australia can share…
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Identification and management of financial abuse within the tax system
Terms of reference Our work will build on broader Parliamentary, academic and community efforts to combat financial abuse and support victim-survivors. Our review will examine concerns raised though our complaint investigation service and by key stakeholders to seek to identify improvements in detecting and managing instances of financial abuse within the tax system. Importantly we…
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