Gary Kurzer write about the injustices committed by the Australian Taxation Office:
Revelations outlining recent activities of the Australian Taxation Office show that this organisation is not playing fair. Seemingly, this may not be newsworthy, however, if the allegations move into “illegal behaviour” then the concerns are justly amplified.
Journalist Chris Seage has published sensational articles in Crikey which have been reprinted on the ‘SmartCompany’ website.
In one article, Seage has shown how the tax office treats its own employees, by turning the tables on internal dissension and whistleblowers within the organisation to stifle legitimate claims and the rights of its employees. Ironically, the senior ATO staff, being Australian Public Servants themselves, are transgressing the ‘Australian Public Service Values and Code of Conduct’ and threaten the beleaguered ATO employees via the same conduct breaches that they allege against their own staff.
More sinister are the revelations that the ATO issued a “tick and flick” method to deal with objections. In essence, the ATO instructed staff to “approve 20%” of tax Objections and “reject 80%” of Objections, regardless of tax laws or merit. This must be of concern to all SMEs, and pretty much everyone else.
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