ATO Disputes & Late Lodgements
Years behind, or a letter you do not want to open. Both are fixable.
What this actually is
If you are behind, you are not unusual and you are not in trouble yet. The worst thing you can do is nothing, because interest and penalties keep running while you are deciding. Bring me what you have and we will work backwards through it in order.
Tom Dunell CPA · Registered tax agent 26254256
What you get, specifically.
- Overdue returns and BAS brought up to date, oldest first
- Dealing directly with the ATO so you do not have to
- Payment plans negotiated on realistic terms
- Penalty and interest remission requested where there are grounds
- Responding to audits, reviews and please explain letters
- Objections lodged where an assessment is genuinely wrong
- Anyone with years of unlodged returns
- Businesses carrying an ATO debt they cannot clear at once
- People who have opened a letter and gone quiet about it
Three steps, and no surprises in any of them.
Have a chat
Ring, email, or fill in the form. Fifteen minutes on the phone is usually enough to work out what you need and whether I am the right fit.
Send me what you have
Even if it is a shoebox and a bank statement. I will tell you what is missing rather than guess at it.
I do the work
I prepare the work and send you a draft to look over. Nothing is lodged until you have seen it and understood it.
What people ask about ato disputes & late lodgements.
How many years behind is too many?
There is no number that makes me flinch. I have seen a decade. The work is the same, it just takes longer.
Will I get in trouble for coming forward?
Coming forward voluntarily is treated far better than being found. That is not a sales line, it is how the penalty rules are written.
Usually needed alongside this.
BAS & GST lodgement
Quarterly or monthly BAS prepared and lodged, with the extra time an agent gets you.
What is involved →Business tax returns
The bulk of my work. Full financial statements and the tax return, done properly and explained in English.
What is involved →Individual tax returns
Straightforward personal returns, including the ones that stopped being straightforward.
What is involved →Need a hand with ato disputes & late lodgements?
Ring with a rough idea of your situation and I will tell you what it involves and what happens next.