Guest philch1 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I left Australia 7 months ago and have now received a letter at my London address, from the ATO. They have re-calculated my final assessment, and decided that I now owe them nearly $3k. All of my Australian bank accounts and credit cards have been closed, and I don't have the funds to send an international transfer. Has anyone had a similar experience, and know how aggressive the ATO are going to be in claiming this back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuffythetugboat Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Are they right with their calculations or are you correct? Get your accountant to check it out as well, if you used one. If you do owe them the money I doubt that they would pursue you aggressively while you are out of the country but the debt and the interest they add to it will not go away. I was told of someone who left Australia owing the ATO money and was told that he will not be able to enter Australia if the money was not repaid first. Rule number one in my house is never upset the ATO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 What's the basis of the revised tax assessment? A change of residency status, perhaps? The first thing to do is to establish the accurancy of the revised assessment. I assume there is come correspondence accompanying it? Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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