Representatives of Bitcoin-based businesses and advocates of the crypto-currency have told the first hearing of the Senate's inquiry into digital currencies that Bitcoin should be treated like money, not a commodity, for tax purposes.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is building a new IT contractor panel designed to slash red tape and save the agency up to $4 million annually by improving processes and cutting supplier costs.
More than 30,000 people have already recorded a 'voiceprint' with the Australian Taxation Office, allowing quicker ID verification during calls to the ATO.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) wants to revamp its IT contractor recruitment methods, which it describes as “inefficient, costly and unnecessarily complex".
More government agencies are moving to bring your own device (BYOD) policies as the separation of personal and government data improves.
Getting customers to recognise penetration testing as legitimate mitigation against potential hacks has proved vital for the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) vulnerability management unit.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is maintaining its silence over whether it will proceed with the biggest IT upgrade in its history. The agency has declined to provide an update on the technical deployment of the nation's new income tax IT system, scheduled to commence on Friday, despite several requests for clarification.