ATO unfairly shut out late JobKeeper enrolments, says IGTO
The ATO failed to be “fair and reasonable” when considering late enrolments for the JobKeeper program, causing eligible businesses to miss out on the wage subsidy, a new report by the tax watchdog has revealed.
At least 20 taxpayers made a complaint to the Inspector General of Taxation and Tax Ombudsman (IGTO) after their late JobKeeper enrolment request was denied by the ATO based on restrictive and narrow guidance provided to frontline Tax Office staff.
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