Direct Tax and Indirect Tax Webinar

Enhancing Tax Governance

Get ATO insights. Build stronger governance. Prepare for your next review.

Tuesday, August 19 | 12 PM AEST | 1 CPD point

Hear Directly from the ATO on Achieving Justified Trust

With increasing scrutiny from the ATO and a growing need for demonstrable governance, organisations in the Top 1000 are under pressure to meet evolving assurance expectations. In this exclusive webinar, Megan Croaker, Assistant Commissioner at the ATO and leader of the Top 1000 Program, will provide firsthand insights into what the ATO looks for when assessing risk and assigning Justified Trust ratings.

Megan will be joined by tax leaders from WTS and Thomson Reuters to explore how automation and tax technology can help organisations elevate their governance frameworks, improve data integrity, and streamline compliance across direct and indirect tax.

This session is ideal for head of corporate tax, indirect tax, and tax governance; CFOs, financial controllers and finance directors; risk, audit and share services leaders; tax transformation and compliance specialists

 

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What You’ll Learn

  • The ATO’s view on what "good" tax governance looks like under Justified Trust·      
  • How risk review ratings tie into Board and Management Level Controls
  •  Practical steps to improve assurance outcomes in both income tax and GST
  • The role of automation and integrated platforms in reducing risk and improving transparency
  • How leading organisations are preparing for—and succeeding in—ATO assurance reviews

Featured Speaker

Janine Cane

Megan Croaker
Assistant Commissioner – ATO

Megan Croaker is an Assistant Commissioner in Public Group business line, leading the Top 1000 program. Megan started her career specialising in GST at a large advisory firm before joining the ATO in 2017.  During her time at the ATO Megan has led the GST Financial Services and Insurance strategy, JobKeeper Compliance, and the ATO’s Criminal Law Program. 

Additional Speakers

Janine Cane

David Beves
Corporate Tax Partner – WTS

APAC tax technology leader focused on transforming tax functions through digital innovation. 

Samantha Hilton

Mark Oh
Indirect Tax Lead – Thomson Reuters

Former regional tax head at global MNCs including BlackRock and Nomura, now driving indirect tax governance across Asia and Australia. 

Clare Dengate Thrush

Sam Johnstone
Direct Tax Lead – Thomson Reuters

Advises multinationals on tax transformation across SSCs/COEs in APAC, EMEA & the U.S.

Janine Cane

Nicholas Wong (Moderator)
Senior Director – Thomson Reuters

Leads growth and customer transformation programs in the corporate tax software space.

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