Tax

Medical professionals dominate the list of Australia’s top-earning occupations, with the nation’s top taxpayers clustered in New South Wales’ most exclusive suburbs, new Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data reveals.

Efforts to collect small business tax debts must be “proportional”, Independent MP Allegra Spender says, echoing concerns from fellow ‘teal’ MP Zoe Daniel that small businesses are struggling to cope with the Australian Taxation Office’s current compliance approach.