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Session 15.5 – ADR and Early engagement
‘The early bird catches the worm’….apt even in a tax environment! Engaging early to obtain certainty, avoid (and resolve) disputes and foster transparency should be a key element of any risk management strategy. Crossing your fingers and hoping you don’t get a knock on the door is not only a poor strategy, but also bad governance and exposes organisations to avoidable risks. Conversely, heading full speed to the steps of the courtroom is also not a good strategy for managing ATO disputes.
In this session we will hear about different avenues to engage early and resolve disputes with the ATO, their pros and cons and the ways taxpayers can engage with the ATO from pre lodgement right through to ADR.
Speakers: Ram Pandey, Australian Taxation Office, Shashi Sivoyoganathan, FTI, Transurban, Annemarie Wilmore, CTA, Johnson Winter & Slattery