Tax Office needs to be 'monitored' and will not face less scrutiny: inquiry

By Nassim Khadem
Updated May 5 2016 - 4:25pm, first published 2:07pm
From left: The ATO's Jeremy Hirschhorn, Mark Konza, Michael Cranston and Chris Jordan appear before one of their scrutineers, the Economics References Committee at Parliament House in Canberra.  Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
From left: The ATO's Jeremy Hirschhorn, Mark Konza, Michael Cranston and Chris Jordan appear before one of their scrutineers, the Economics References Committee at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Inspector General of Taxation Ali Noroozi, may also face more oversight from parliament. Photo: Louie Douvis
Inspector General of Taxation Ali Noroozi, may also face more oversight from parliament. Photo: Louie Douvis
Liberal MP Bert van Manen says that the ATO and office of the Inspector-General Ali Noroozi need to improve communications going forward. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Liberal MP Bert van Manen says that the ATO and office of the Inspector-General Ali Noroozi need to improve communications going forward. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The Australian Taxation Office will continue to face the same level of scrutiny, despite its attempts to have less oversight.