A day after his 52nd birthday, Andrew Christodoulou got a nasty surprise in the mail. ATO issues more Director Penalty Notices and garnishee notices Financial year DPNs issued Garnishee notices 2018-2019 13,120 18,605 2021-2022 3,160 957 2022-2023 17,459 2,924 July 1 2023 – 29 February 2024 13,454 2,881 The ATO says "firmer debt collection actions" are needed because the agency …
The tax office is chasing more than $34 billion worth of debts owed by small businesses and self-employed Australians that were put on hold during COVID, and sometimes using aggressive enforcement action to collect the money, which experts say is sending some businesses to the wall. "If the ATO were to pursue this debt aggressively, you'd probably find a lot …