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ATO hits back at claims JobKeeper payments were made to the dead February 3, 2021 The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has sought to clarify media reports that suggested JobKeeper payments may have been made to fictitious employees, including dead people. Last week, the ABC reported that documents obtained under freedom of information laws had shown that as at September, the ATO was investigating 5,974 cases of potentially fictitious employees who had applied for the wage subsidy scheme. This...

Date Time Clarifying recent media commentary about incorrect JobKeeper payments JobKeeper is the largest ever administered program in Australia with payments to date exceeding $80 billion. It has been supported by a comprehensive and effective compliance program. Not only does this involve checking the ABN of every business and the tax file number of each and every employee claimed, the ATO also has red-flag checks to stop claims for fictitious employees including deceased, jailed and those ov...

Where to now? Post-pandemic government service delivery By Russell Egan Wednesday January 20, 2021 Ministerial offices are in turmoil at Parliament House. (Image: Adobe/Rafael Ben-Ari) Recently, I was asked to share my advice at a Future Leaders Conference. What lessons from 2020 did I have to give to the next generation? Even with a career spanning more than 20 years across the private and public sectors, both here and abroad, nothing could have prepared me for the challenges of COVID-19. F...

A marketing company has repaid $22,500 in JobKepeer payments, after the ATO determined it deliberately misused the funds.