| Publication | Title/Description |
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| 18 May 2012 | 1,500 prosecutions for tax and superannuation offences this financial year
The Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) prosecution of more than 1,500 people for tax and superannuation offences sends a clear warning to tax cheats that they can expect to be caught. |
| 18 May 2012 | ATO launches three new in-language brochures for small businesses
The ATO has released three new free brochures for small business owners from non-English speaking backgrounds. |
| 16 May 2012 | ATO warns people using New Zealand Foreign Trusts, but earning Australian income
Australian individuals and businesses who use 'New Zealand Foreign Trusts' while earning their income from Australia are being cautioned by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to be careful of these arrangements as they are currently under investigation, including under Project Wickenby. |
| 15 May 2012 | Company directors sentenced under Project Wickenby
The courts continue to send a strong message about their low tolerance for tax cheats by imposing significant jail terms. |
| 15 May 2012 | Free tax support to help Darwin small businesses take control of their tax
Small business people in the Darwin region can keep on track with their tax and superannuation obligations with free and confidential one-on-one information sessions in the next month. |
| 03 May 2012 | Second arrest for dealing in $63 million in proceeds of crime
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has today charged a second man with conspiring to dishonestly cause a loss to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and conspiring to deal in the proceeds of crime to the value of $63 million as part of an ongoing Project Wickenby investigation. |
| 01 May 2012 | ATO warns investors about tax avoidance schemes
The ATO today warned taxpayers to steer clear of tax avoidance schemes as they prepare to lodge their 2012 tax returns. |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Latest taxation statistics now available
Taxation statistics 2009-10 - the latest edition of the ATO's most comprehensive statistical publication is now available. |
| 26 Apr 2012 | $40 million in assets restrained, tax evasion and money laundering scheme dismantled
As part of Project Wickenby, the Australian Federal Police has charged a man with conspiring to dishonestly cause a loss to the Australian Tax Office and conspiring to deal in the proceeds of crime to the value of $63 million, dismantling a multi-million dollar tax evasion and money laundering scheme. |
| 22 Mar 2012 | Strong tax system helps Australia weather tough financial times
The latest edition of the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) electronic magazine, Targeting tax crime: a whole of government approach is out now. |
| 21 Mar 2012 | ATO issues guidance to Australian residents with undeclared foreign income
Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo today advised the community that the ATO will be focussing on undeclared foreign source income, as outlined in the latest taxpayer alert. |
| 19 Mar 2012 | ATO warns: scammers are getting increasingly cunning
Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo today warned the community that scammers are using increasingly sophisticated methods to trick people into giving away their money or personal details, such as their tax file number. |
| 14 Mar 2012 | Tax Office technology catches tax cheats
Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo today released the ATO's annual 2011 prosecution figures for tax and superannuation offences. |
| 08 Mar 2012 | Tax help for small businesses in Dubbo and Tamworth regions
Small business people in the Dubbo and Tamworth regions can keep on track with their tax and superannuation obligations with free and confidential one-on-one information sessions over the next two weeks. |
| 07 Mar 2012 | The Wickenby deterrence
Two recent Project Wickenby-related court cases have reinforced community expectations that serious tax fraud should be treated sternly and appropriately, Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo said today. |
| 22 Feb 2012 | Net closes on tax cheats
The Australian Taxation Office (''ATO'') is making it harder for people in business who deliberately use cash transactions to hide income and evade tax obligations - making it fairer for everyone. |