The tax office has received 9000 tip-offs about alleged misuse of JobKeeper payments.
TAX OFFICE MONITORS JOBKEEPER MISUSE:
* 9000 tip-offs about alleged misuse of JobKeeper
* 2200 employees found to be double-dipping on multiple payments
* 15,000 ineligible companies removed from scheme
* $75 million of overpaid JobKeeper clawed back
* No fines issued so far
* 55,000 suspicious applications blocked
* 75,000 compliance checks undertaken
* 1000 company turnovers checked
* 10 companies who made errors in turnover calculations need to repay money and may face penalties
* 300 suspected breaches of workplace conditions referred to the Fair Work Commission
(Source: Australian Taxation Office)
Australian Associated Press
