The ATO and SRO can identify additional tax liabilities following an audit of you or your company
To recover this debt, the ATO and SRO have an armoury of tools they can use to escalate debt recovery proceedings against you, depending on your circumstances and their assessment of the risk to the revenue.
Aptum can act for you in any debt recovery proceedings or actions instituted against you.
Our tax disputes leadership includes a recent acting assistant commissioner of the ATO, and our broader team has extensive experience litigating debt recovery cases on behalf of the ATO.
Aptum are uniquely positioned to identify your risks, defend any recovery actions against you and put you on pathway to achieving the best possible resolution of your tax debt.
"They provided advice and guided us through the process step by step to get the best outcome for the business."
– Anonymous (sourced from the 2024 Client Choice Awards)
How can Aptum help?
Aptum can assist with your defence to debt recovery actions from the ATO and SRO, including:
- Garnishee Notices which are typically targeted to your bank accounts, employer or any debtors you may have, and requires them to pay any amounts they owe to you directly to the ATO or SRO
- Formal notices requiring you to give information or submit to a formal interview
- Debt recovery litigation commenced against directors following non-compliance with a Director Penalty Notice
- Notices requiring you to give security in respect of a tax liability or an anticipated tax liability (also known as Security Bond Demands)
- Freezing orders, which are orders restraining you, and sometimes third parties, from dealing with certain assets otherwise you may be held to be in contempt
- Declaratory relief that assets held by a third party (such as your husband or wife) are beneficially owned by you
What makes Aptum different
Legal intelligence framework
Practical, ongoing risk assessment to focus on the essential.
Project management framework
Routine documented strategy through custom project management.
Select team members
Michael Buscema
Practice Lead (Tax Disputes)
Josh Baravelli
Senior Associate
Christine Turkington
Paralegal
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