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• Faulty network gear behind ATO tech woes

  An “intermittent error” from a network switch was responsible for a range of Australian Taxation Office (ATO) services being rendered inaccessible on Friday.

• Budget 2019-20: ATO to migrate data centres, boost analytics capabilities

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is gearing up to migrate to a new data centre, with the federal budgeting earmarking $70 million over two years from 2018-19 for preparatory work.

• ATO to change how it buys tech, CIO says

  The Australian Taxation Office’s chief information officer says the agency plans to split future IT contracts into “smaller, more specifically targeted bundles.”

• ​‘Worst unplanned system outage in recent memory’: Commissioner of taxation

  The Australian Tax Office will set up an independent review to determine why the agency suffered what commissioner of taxation, Chris Jordan, has described as its ‘worst unplanned system outage in recent memory.’

• ATO’s Bitcoin 'double tax' could drive business offshore

  Bitcoin advocates have spoken out against a ruling by Australian Tax Office that may force businesses to pay double the amount of GST for sales of products and services using Australian Bitcoin exchanges.

• ATO to listen to voice biometrics

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has stated plans to turn on voice authentication to verify customer identities by the end of December at the latest.

• Hyro settles ATO debt

  Hyro Limited (ASX:HYO) has settled the last of its historical debts with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

• Tax Office releases AUSkey for Linux

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has made good on its promise to support Linux in its next-generation authentication software, dubbed AUSkey, with the reference distribution being Ubuntu with the Firefox Web browser.