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GST, PAYG withholding a ‘significant portion’ of $50bn tax debt

GST, PAYG withholding a ‘significant portion’ of $50bn tax debt

In a recent address, ATO Tax Commissioner Rob Heferen stressed the importance of small business owners meeting their obligations, with small business debts to the ATO continuing to climb. 

The Tax Office is currently chasing over $50 billion in collectable debt, with 65 per cent of all collectable debt owed relating to small business, said Heferen, speaking at the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) summit.

Of the collectable debt owed by small business, around…

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