At least 150 ATO staff implicated in TikTok GST fraud

At least 150 Australian Taxation Office officials have been investigated over a far-reaching GST fraud scheme that went viral on TikTok, with 12 terminated or facing criminal prosecution.

The extraordinary figure was revealed in an auditor-general’s report that found the ATO’s management and oversight of fraud control arrangements for the $81 billion goods and service tax is lacking, while its internal risk framework is not fit for purpose.