[LINK] Tax Office staff spying on clients
Peter Bowditch
peter at ratbags.com
Tue Aug 29 16:28:29 AEST 2006
> > The revelations come a week after multi-millionaire former actor
> > and producer John Cornell - who is facing allegations that he and
> > Paul Hogan held $40 million in Swiss-administered trusts and
> > offshore companies without declaring it to the ATO - accused the
> > tax office of a campaign of media leaks.
"Media leaks" is a quaint way of describing press releases from the ATO,
the Australian Crime Commission and others. When the government allocates
more than $300 million to a hunt for tax cheats it is not surprising to
hear some squeals from the targets.
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Peter Bowditch
The Millenium Project - http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles
Australian Council Against Health Fraud - http://www.acahf.org.au
Australian Skeptics - http://www.skeptics.com.au
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