Tag: Australian Taxation Office

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...

$1bn in a month: Govt’s Microsoft bill skyrockets

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Federal agencies have signed more than $1 billion in new contracts for Microsoft software licences and cloud services in the past 30 days as sweeping multi-year government subscriptions are...

Consultation opens on critical minerals tax credit scheme

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Albanese government has called for industry feedback on draft processes for a multi-billion dollar critical minerals tax credits scheme tied to its signature Future Made in Australia policy....

APS tech leaders tapped for AI oversight committee

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Some of the most senior technology figures within the Australian Public Service have been tapped to sit on a new AI oversight body, adding another accountability layer to the...

Govt data drag threatens security, productivity, research finds

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A scattershot approach to data management in federal agencies is harming productivity, increasing cyber risks and could disrupt the output of the government’s upcoming artificial intelligence tools, new research...

Agencies brace for disruption as DXC workers walk out again

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Digital services across dozens of government departments could face disruptions this weekend as worker at major tech supplier walk out again over allegations the company has systemically underpaid its...

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...

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...