Be alert, not alarmed – ATO set to increase superannuation compliance activity

With the ATO’s greater access to detailed payroll data, employers should expect an increase in ATO Superannuation Guarantee compliance activity.

Employers are likely to see the Australian Tax Office (ATO) focus on Superannuation Guarantee (SG) non-compliance following the release of an Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) report. Recently, the ANAO released a report regarding the ATO’s activities in addressing SG-compliance and its risk-based compliance frameworks. Ultimately the ANAO determined the ATO was only “partly effective” at addressing SG non-compliance. Currently the ATO employs a risk-based compliance strategy. Thi...

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Authors: Hayley Lock, George Cressey,

Published Date: 14 July 2022