The Australian Tax Office says it won't pursue the repayment of JobKeeper funds from businesses that made 'honest mistakes' in claiming the wage subsidy.
The Australian Tax Office said it won't pursue the repayment of JobKeeper funds from businesses that made "honest mistakes" in claiming the wage subsidy.
The coalition is refusing to pressure eligible companies that received JobKeeper and then boosted revenues to hand the payments back. "Yes, it also benefited big businesses, but across all of those sweeps, it benefited those businesses by keeping their staff on the books because none of those businesses got to keep a single dollar of JobKeeper money."When Hassan lost work, the ATO said to apply for JobKeeper. A year later, he received an eye-watering bill
Mr Jordan said the "projected decline in turnover test" was necessary to get the business support out the door as quickly as possible, but most businesses acted in good faith. Labor, the Greens and independent senator Rex Patrick have been demanding more transparency around JobKeeper, including public disclosure of big companies' receipts."We've seen the important role that public pressure has played already, with some companies deciding to pay back JobKeeper they didn't need," he said.
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