The ATO is issuing garnishee notices while tax disputes are still before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, says a new report.
The report on early debt recovery action by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)...
Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) announcement that it will form a Small Business Team.
“From April 1, 2019, small businesses who are in dispute with their telephone, mobile...
Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed the Labor party’s commitment to three key changes to legislation on unfair contract terms.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Ms Carnell described Labor’s announced changes...
Kate Carnell has welcomed Labor’s policy announcement to overhaul jobactive, which she says is letting small businesses down.
In a recent statement, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman was scathing about...
Ombudsman Kate Carnell says she’s concerned that major banks still haven’t lowered costs for the use of debit cards.
Despite promises, she says, the banks still haven’t put into action the “least-cost routing”...
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has released a new factsheet on domestic violence for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The release coincided with White Ribbon Day last Friday.
White Ribbon...
Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed plans to bridge the ‘funding gap’ faced by many small to medium enterprises (SME).
She was referring to the Australian Treasurer’s announcement to do two things. First, it...
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate Carnell has announced a review of payment times for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
It will “measure the effects of late or extended...
