ATO

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Complaints to the Tax Ombudsman Are Up 180%: What It Means if Your Company Owes the ATO

Complaints to the Tax Ombudsman Are Up 180%: What It Means if Your Company Owes the ATO

Complaints to the Tax Ombudsman rose 180% in two years, led by debt collection, director penalty notices and the general interest charge. If your company owes the ATO, the interest keeps running while a complaint is worked through, and a short-term loan backed by property can pay the debt in full.

29 October 2026

Can Finance Settle Within 21 Days? A Step-by-Step Timeline Against an ATO Deadline

Can Finance Settle Within 21 Days? A Step-by-Step Timeline Against an ATO Deadline

23 October 2026

Selling Your Business to Clear an ATO Debt: How the Payout Works at Settlement

Selling Your Business to Clear an ATO Debt: How the Payout Works at Settlement

21 October 2026

The Push to Raise the GST to 15%, and the GST Your Company Already Owes

The Push to Raise the GST to 15%, and the GST Your Company Already Owes

21 October 2026

Lockdown vs Standard Director Penalty Notice: What Each Means for Your Finance

Lockdown vs Standard Director Penalty Notice: What Each Means for Your Finance

20 October 2026

ATO Debt in Construction: Finance Options for Builders and Contractors

ATO Debt in Construction: Finance Options for Builders and Contractors

18 October 2026

Behind on Super Under Payday Super: What Each Delay Costs and How a Private Loan Funds It

Behind on Super Under Payday Super: What Each Delay Costs and How a Private Loan Funds It

17 October 2026

Clearing a $250,000 ATO Debt With a Property Refinance: A Worked Example

Clearing a $250,000 ATO Debt With a Property Refinance: A Worked Example

15 October 2026

ATO Garnisheed Your Customers? Funding Payroll While Receivables Are Diverted

ATO Garnisheed Your Customers? Funding Payroll While Receivables Are Diverted

14 October 2026

The ATO Kept Your Refund: Funding the Gap When Credits Are Offset

The ATO Kept Your Refund: Funding the Gap When Credits Are Offset

13 October 2026

The ATO Wants a Mortgage Over Your Property: What It Means for Your Existing Lender

The ATO Wants a Mortgage Over Your Property: What It Means for Your Existing Lender

12 October 2026

Buying a Business That Owes the ATO: How the Finance Is Protected

Buying a Business That Owes the ATO: How the Finance Is Protected

Do I Have to Tell My Bank About an ATO Debt? What Your Loan Agreement Says

Do I Have to Tell My Bank About an ATO Debt? What Your Loan Agreement Says

ATO Payment Plan on a Credit Card? What Changes After 30 November

ATO Payment Plan on a Credit Card? What Changes After 30 November

What Lenders Need to See When You Have ATO Debt: The Document Checklist

What Lenders Need to See When You Have ATO Debt: The Document Checklist

Tax Debt on Your Credit File: What Lenders See and How It Is Removed

Tax Debt on Your Credit File: What Lenders See and How It Is Removed

ATO Payment Plan Defaulted: Paying the Full Overdue Balance with a Private Loan

ATO Payment Plan Defaulted: Paying the Full Overdue Balance with a Private Loan

ATO Intent to Disclose Notice: Paying the ATO in Full Within the 28 Days

ATO Intent to Disclose Notice: Paying the ATO in Full Within the 28 Days

The ATO Stops Taking Credit Cards After 30 November 2026: Funding a Large BAS or Tax Bill Without the Card

The ATO Stops Taking Credit Cards After 30 November 2026: Funding a Large BAS or Tax Bill Without the Card

ATO Firmer Action Letter: What Happens Next and How to Pay It in Full

ATO Firmer Action Letter: What Happens Next and How to Pay It in Full

Payday Super: The 7-Day Deadline That Turns Unpaid Super into ATO Debt

Payday Super: The 7-Day Deadline That Turns Unpaid Super into ATO Debt

CGT in 2026: What Australian Property Investors Need to Know and How Private Lending Can Help

CGT in 2026: What Australian Property Investors Need to Know and How Private Lending Can Help

Australia's New Trust Tax Rules in 2026: What Property Investors Need to Know and How Private Lending Supports Restructures

Australia's New Trust Tax Rules in 2026: What Property Investors Need to Know and How Private Lending Supports Restructures

ATO Crackdowns In 2025/2026

ATO Crackdowns In 2025/2026

21 January 2026

ATO Statutory Demand: 5 Urgent Actions You Need to Take

ATO Statutory Demand: 5 Urgent Actions You Need to Take

ATO Payment Arrangement: Obtaining a Tax Debt Loan

15 January 2024

ATO Statutory Demand: Understanding the Issues

15 January 2024

ATO Winding up: Protect Your Business and Resolve Tax Liabilities

15 January 2024

What Is a Director Penalty Notice? The Finance Side of the 21 Days

What Is a Director Penalty Notice? The Finance Side of the 21 Days

15 January 2024

Unpaid Tax Debt: How It Impacts Your Credit Score

15 January 2024

Consequences of Unpaid Tax Debt: Protect Your Business, Act Now

15 January 2024

Tax Debt: Consequences of Unpaid Tax Debt

Tax Debt: Consequences of Unpaid Tax Debt

7 September 2023

Winding up Applications

Winding up Applications

6 February 2023

Tax Time

Tax Time

19 January 2023

Dealing with Debt from the Tax Office

Dealing with Debt from the Tax Office

19 January 2023

No Monkey Business

No Monkey Business