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Default assessments: getting the evidence right from the start

Default assessments: getting the evidence right from the start

Published on: 27/10/2026

Challenging an ATO default assessment? Learn what you need to prove and why complete, consistent financial evidence matters from the start.

If the Commissioner alleges sham, he has to say so

If the Commissioner alleges sham, he has to say so

Published on: 21/10/2026

When the Commissioner alleges sham, the allegation must be express, timely and particularised. The taxpayer’s onus to prove the assessment excessive remains.

Understanding the stages of an ATO tax dispute

Understanding the stages of an ATO tax dispute

Published on: 13/10/2026

Understand ATO reviews, assessments, objections and appeals. Teigen Kershaw explains the stages of a tax dispute and why early decisions matter.