The retiring head of the tax office,Chris Jordan,says the organisation needs more powers as criminals attempt to fleece taxpayers and steal their identities.
The head of the Australian Tax Office has admitted that the agency’s systems for “identifying fraud at that scale was not fit for purpose”.
The ATO boss said it took a long time to gather information about the tax leak scandal due to obstacles placed in the authority’s path.
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Chris Jordan has accused the media of"deliberately sensationalist"reporting over allegations the ATO was ripping money out of individual accounts.
Chris Jordan wants access to the documents to fight a defamation case and had to launch proceedings against his own organisation to get them.
More than half of small business owners have a taxable income less than the minimum wage according to new figures,but Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan isn't convinced.
ATO boss Chris Jordan says there is a"structural problem"with the process for research and development claims.
The ATO is preparing to brief the new Morrison government on a string of policies and strategies.
A review into the ATO has been seized on by the ATO to verbal a joint media investigation.