About the Shadow Economy Taskforce
The Shadow Economy Taskforce (SET) is an ATO-led, joint-agency taskforce bringing together the knowledge, experience and resources of 11 federal government agencies to identify and address shadow economy activities affecting tax and regulatory systems.
The purposes of the SET are to:
- protect the public finances of Australia by combating shadow economy activities and behaviours
- detect, deter, investigate and enforce the law relating to participation in, or promotion of, shadow economy activities and behaviours
- work across government to analyse shadow economy behaviours and propose regulatory, administrative and legislative responses.
Taskforce members
The members of the SET include:
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
- Australian Border Force (ABF)
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)
- Australian Federal Police (AFP)
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP)
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
- Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs)
- Services Australia
- Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO)
- Treasury.
How you can help
While the government is acting to address the shadow economy, we all have a role to play. By doing the right thing, you can help protect Australia from the shadow economy and keep the system fair for everyone. Find out more about our Tax Integrity Centre or what you can do.