Compensation for administrative bungles
No organisation is perfect, including the ATO. If you have suffered a loss because of an administrative bungle, you might be entitled to compensation under the Compensation for Detriment Caused by Defective Administration (CDDA) Scheme.
Following a review of the ATO’s implementation of the CDDA Scheme, small business should see some improvements, including:
- claims being investigated by ATO officers who are separate to the officers involved in the tax matters that led to the claim;
- an independent reviewer for the most complex or sensitive cases;
- the adoption of a lesser standard of proof; and
- ATO staff being required to take into account a small business’ financial and personal capacity to respond to review, audit or other compliance processes.
https://www.ato.gov.au/Media-centre/Articles/ATO-statement-on-the-Review-of-the-CDDA-Scheme/
Ref: TaxWise Business February 2020
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