Tag: ATO

Tax office laying groundwork for when AI files your returns

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian Tax Office has almost a decade of experience with machine learning and big data. It’s chief information officer is still cautious about deploying generative artificial intelligence. So...

Tax Office unleashes AI on cumbersome ‘shoebox’ audits

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence is being deployed by the Tax Office to speed up audits when taxpayers submit a “virtual shoebox” of supporting documents, while thousands of its staff are now...

ATO keeps lid on KPMG’s role in ERP overhaul

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian Taxation Office has called in KPMG to support its enterprise resources planning overhaul, handing the consulting giant a near $2 million contract just months after securing $61...

Less than 3 per cent of RDTI claims checked

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Only a tiny fraction of the 14,000 claims for innovation tax incentives last year were fully audited, the Senate heard on Wednesday, amid concerns about rorting and “pathetic” penalties....

Gig Guide: Jon Whittle joins Melbourne Business School

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The former managing director of CSIRO’s Data61 Jon Whittle has joined Melbourne Business School as a distinguished fellow. The school announced the NASA alum’s appointment this week, saying he...

Agency pushback on proposed bans for unethical contractors

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Proposed legislation to ban unethical contractors from government procurement opportunities would introduce significant operational risks to technology delivery programs, the Digital Transformation Agency says. A private members bill put...

ATO secures $61m to move ahead with ERP overhaul

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian Taxation Office will move forward with its planned enterprise resource planning overhaul after securing almost $61 million to develop a second pass business case. The new funding,...