Tax Governance: Introductions, Justified Trust & Tax Control Frameworks

Explore justified trust, and tax controls - what they mean, why they matter, and what the ATO is really looking for in an audit!

In this session, we cover:

• What is governance?

  • Corporate Governance framework

• ATO view on tax governance

  • Corporate Governance

  • Tax risk management

  • Implementation of tax controls

  • Assurance ratings

• Tax Governance & Tax control framework

  • ATO Tax Governance principles

• Justified trust and governance

• ATO assurance approach​

• Taking tax governance to the SME space

  • Practical applications

• ATO resources for light reading

• Key takeaways

Date recorded: 2 September 2025