As part of its role in the Fraud Fusion Taskforce (FFT), the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is actively disrupting non-compliant tax practitioners.

The TPB terminated the registration of tax agent, Mr. Raheel Chaudhry who was found to have misled the TPB and failed to comply with his own tax obligations. Mr Chaudhry’s tax debt, including penalties amounted to almost $1.5 million. He was banned from seeking re-registration for the maximum 5-year period. In making the decision to ban, the TPB also gave due consideration to the significant evidence that led the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Commission to ban Mr. Chaudhry from delivering NDIS Services for 5 years.

Speaking about the case, Chair of the TPB, Mr Peter de Cure AM, noted, ‘Tax agents hold a trusted professional position and are expected to act with the utmost honesty and integrity. Mr Chaudhry has undermined the integrity of the tax system as well as public confidence in the registered tax practitioner profession, the majority of whom do the right thing.

He added, ‘This case shows the benefits of government agencies working across the system to stamp out illegal behaviour. We will continue to work with our FFT partners to swiftly remove any tax practitioners who engage in such behaviours in the interests of improving integrity of government systems.’

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