Tax time 2024: how you can avoid the scams

Tax time 2024: how you can avoid the scams

Author: CPA Australia June 25, 2024 Duration: 12:31

Tax time tends to attract the attention of those nasty scammers - but don't worry.

This episode has specialist advice and strategies to help you safeguard your sensitive information.

Outlined are the dubious tactics that scammers use, such as ATO-branded email scams, text messages and other ways to trick you to reveal sensitive data.

For professionals in the tax industry, we also shed light on the threats posed by cyber criminals targeting your company and clients' tax data.

The final episode in the tax time 2024 series will help you deal with this growing problem. It empowers you with practical security measures to help safeguard your data from cyber criminals.

Tune in now to navigate tax season with confidence.

  • Host: Garreth Hanley, Podcast Producer, CPA Australia
  • Guest: Joda Walter, Assistant Commissioner of Cyber Governance at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)

For more information related to this episode, these links will help you:

You can also call the ATO on 1800 008 540 to report if you think you have disclosed any personal information to a scammer. 

Additionally, CPA Australia has tools and resources to help support you at tax time as well as cybersecurity resources and support.

The four-part Tax Time 2024 series is a special feature in June on the With Interest channel. You can listen to other episodes at the series page.

You can also listen to episodes in this series on CPA Australia's YouTube channel.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

Search for them in your podcast platform.

Email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au


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