- ATO is seeking 1,700 new staff to conduct crackdowns on tax fraud and scammers
- Hiring spree revealed in 2024-2025 budget to address wave of ‘first person’ fraud
- Operation Protego initiated to combat attempted GST heists worth $4.6 billion
- New commissioner of taxation Rob Heferen leading efforts to combat fraud
- ATO responding to fraudulent tax refund claims by prosecuting and deterring practice
- Operation Protego targeting individuals inventing fake businesses for false GST refunds
- ATO hiring additional staff to manually intervene in catching GST fraud before automated processing
- ATO spokesperson states additional funding received in 2024-25 budget for staff expansion.
Source: themandarin.com.au
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