Premium Insights and analysis Three issues with Senate estimates questions on notice homework Editors' Picks It’s almost time for senators to put their game face on and quiz public servants about how departments are run and money is spent.
Show me the money: Tax emerges a serious 2024 budget winner in agency revamp May 14, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social The ATO gets a bigger headcount for bigger returns, with tightening, lightening and frightening money taken from all corners of the economy.
Budget 2024: Digital ID rollout accelerated, scores $288 million May 14, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Finance Department scores $35 million for digital ID “policy leadership”; ASIO to vet government-issued, made-in-Australia digital wallets.
Finance’s new $375 million outsourcing levy to hit debt collection May 13, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Debt-collection outsourcing is set to be hit by the consultancy-use levy, including the Australian Taxation Office’s contracting of services.
Premium Insights and analysis Be careful when tinkering with accounting regulation May 10, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Treasury’s discussion paper on the regulation of professional services in the accounting space gives little reason for excitement.
Services Australia reclaims its multicultural mojo, APSC CALD out over diversity May 6, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Australian Capital Territory Apex administrators and peak central agencies have been left looking pale and stale after a statistical error forced a correction to CALD tallies.
Gallagher hits APS agencies with new outsourcing tax May 5, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Careers The Albanese government will impose a new tax on the public service on using contractors and labour-hire that will rake in $375 million.
ATO SES reshuffle sees tech chief role booted down a rung May 1, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Careers The ATO’s tech chief’s role has been downshifted to a Senior Executive Service Band 3 level ahead of the naming of a permanent replacement.
ATO should have referred PwC to the TPB earlier, says Hirschhorn April 26, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The Australian Taxation Office would have referred the PwC tax policy confidentiality breach to the tax agent regulator earlier had it better understood the possible impact of the publicity that followed.
If it feels like you’re paying more tax, well, you are April 24, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry The latest numbers released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal Australia’s overall taxation take has continued its post-pandemic recovery.
ATO restructure revealed to staff April 12, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Careers The ATO seeks to simplify overlapping or duplicated functions in its main customer-facing arm, amid a big push to call in debts.
Replacement for outgoing NSW Independent Planning Commission chair April 4, 2024 By Melissa Coade New South Wales Mary O’Kane will be stepping down as chair of the NSW Independent Planning Commission to lead the board of AEMO.
ATO moves tech reshuffle as new IT leader sought April 3, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry The art to succession is having a plan beyond a new leader. But first you need a new leader. The ATO’s replacements for Ramiz Katf are yet to appear.
ATO reveals $6 million corrupt employee was just an APS5 April 2, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry The status of an ATO employee convicted of corruption and accepting bribes raises fresh questions as to where the buck stops — or starts — at the revenue agency.
Premium Columnists Foxes, henhouses and Eau de Robodebt hinder public sector integrity efforts March 28, 2024 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks There’s a little problem of the internal public-sector regulatory foxes being in charge of the assurance henhouse and non-compliance risk-tolerance being high.
