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ATO sets KPIs for officers and directors.

Australasian Business Intelligence, June, 2005

Jun 06, 2005 (Keeping Good Companies - ABIX via COMTEX)

Taxation law is a very complex matter in Australia, riddled with obscurities and grey areas. The Commissioner of Taxation, Michael Carmody, has spoken about dealing with tax risk management under Party IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. Carmody made it clear that he and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) believe that the governance of tax-related risks now lies with company directors and boards. Carmody appears to have confused the role of boards with the role of management. The board deals with the oversight of companies, and the management deals with operational issues. Carmody appears to be trying to put the onus of tax risk management on boards, transferring it away from the ATO.

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