Tag: ATO

Accenture gets $50m for digital identity work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will pay Accenture more than $3 million per month across the next year to work on its digital identity scheme, with the Irish multinational scoring a...

Accenture wins ATO tech contracts worth $70m

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Accenture has landed contracts with the tax office worth more than $70 million, including one which will see the Irish-domiciled multinational consultancy firm paid more than $5.5 million per...

Accenture gets another $6m for vaccine rollout

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Accenture has been given a further $6 million to continue work on its COVID-19 vaccine ordering platform as the federal government readies for a significant expansion, with the Irish-domiciled...

EY paid $1.5m per month for ATO data work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Ernst & Young will be paid more than $1.5 million per month in the second half of 2021 to provide IT data and analytics services for the tax office,...

Accenture paid $2.5m per month for digital ID work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is paying American tech giant Accenture nearly $2.5 million per month for work on its digital identity service. At the start of the year, the Australian...

ServicesAus’ tech systems made robodebt worse

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government continued to recover money from welfare recipients despite admitting its robodebt scheme was “legally insufficient,” in part because its IT systems were not up to scratch,...

Govt hands UK firm $11m digital ID contract

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has awarded a UK company a $11 million contract to deliver biometrics technology as part of its digital identity program. The Australian Taxation Office signed the...

Aust tech giants push for R&D tax ‘workshop’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Some of Australia’s largest tech companies have written to the tax office requesting a “collaborative workshop” to improve how software claims are dealt with under the research and development...

Deloitte paid $1.5m to run ATO social platforms

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will pay consulting giant Deloitte more than $1.5 million for its off-the-shelf online forum platform and social media management tools for use by the tax office....