ATO data reveals one third of large companies pay no tax – Politics – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A tax magnet collects dollars from a map of Australia.

Key points:

The ATO’s corporate tax transparency data again shows that hundreds of companies have been able to reduce their tax bills to zero
ATO deputy commissioner Rebecca Saint said the agency was still seeing some companies avoid tax by shifting profits offshore
Company financial accounts do not always give the full picture of tax positions and the ATO wants companies to be more transparent

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