- ATO warns businesses against falsifying GST claims
- ATO targets GST fraud in property and construction industry
- Fraud involves dishonest claims and false invoicing
- Predominantly affects property and construction, spreading to other industries
- Fraud not related to social media scheme with fake businesses
- Real businesses creating false invoices for inflated GST refunds
- Some businesses claim tens of millions in undeserved GST refunds
- Taxpayer Alert TA 2025/2 issued to warn businesses
- Fraudulent behavior undermines tax system and is unfair to honest businesses
- Consequences include interest charges, penalties, fines, prosecution
- Fraud schemes involve false invoices and fictitious claims
- Community encouraged to report fraudulent activities
- GST revenue is crucial for funding essential services in Australia
- Fraud damages reputation of property and construction industry
Source: ato.gov.au
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