What is the best way to report tax evasion?

How do i report a business for tax evasion in Australia?

• just wondering what information i would need to supply and who to call... my ex boss was paying me cash and not taking tax out even though i gave her my tfn... then when i quit she refused to pay me money for shifts that i had worked... i want to report her to the tax department to prevent this happening to anyone else but am unsure of how to go about it... would it be enough to supply the business name and telephone number? i dont even have the exact address =S

• Answer:

  Tax evasion can include not paying the PAYG tax taken out of wages to the ATO. But if your ex boss didn't even take the tax out your wages, as you say, and just paid you the gross amount in cash then, at the end of the day, you're still going to have to declare that income in your tax return and pay tax on it yourself. It'll work out about the same but, instead of having had the tax taken out for you already so you get the tax credit for the wages in your annual assessment, you'll just have the inconvenience of having to pay it yourself in one lump sum. You're the one who is ultimately responsible for paying tax on all your income, no matter how your income is paid to you. I know that sounds daunting but you're going to have to deal with it... when the ATO eventually catch up with your ex-boss they'll probably follow the paper trail to you and check if the income was declared in your tax returns anyway. And you'll be the one in trouble for tax evasion if you didn't declare it. http://www.ato.gov.au/corporate/content.asp?doc=/content/30331.htm&pc=001/001/008/001&mnu=&mfp=&st=&cy=1 Nevertheless, your employer dodged their PAYG withholding obligations and possible also their Superannuation Guarantee obligations. Did you get to keep your copy of the Employee TFN Declaration? You should contact the ATO on this number: 1800 060 062 http://www.ato.gov.au/corporate/content.asp?doc=/content/30332.htm&pc=001/001/008/004&mnu=&mfp=&st=&cy=1 Good luck :)