Australia tax office ‘unashamedly’ tough: Transfer Pricing Report

Australia’s Tax Office ‘Unashamedly’ Tough

Of all the revenue agencies in the world, the Australian Taxation Office holds special fascination—both positive and less so—for corporate tax and transfer pricing followers.

That’s attributable in part to former chief Chris Jordan, who “basically just reinvented the whole ATO,” as former agency tax specialist Nitin Saby put it. From 2013-24, Jordan led a muscular approach to taxing and tracking foreign businesses—a critical revenue source in the nation’s unique marketplace.

Though the approach draws complaints from multinationals, and even efforts to have the US intervene with Australia, some observers admire it, they told ...