<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> man is facing charges of orchestrating a large-scale tax </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/fraud" rel="" target="_blank" title="fraud"><span>fraud</span></a><span> for over a decade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man worked at a consulting firm in Sydney and is alleged to have lodged false tax returns for unaware clients of the firm, even though he was not a registered tax professional.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He then allegedly redirected funds into his personal account, with the final amount being close to $1 million.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-usa-united-states-recession-jobs/26d410eb-9401-47f6-894c-23d9e7589d04" target="_blank"><strong><span>The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man allegedly used his former company's credentials to access the ATO's Online Service for Agents and Online Service for Businesses for 11 years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His Eastern Suburbs home was searched by the ATO and Australian Federal Police, where records and text messages that allegedly showed evidence of the preparation and submission of the false tax returns were found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rio-tinto-looking-to-cut-annual-sick-leave-down-from-45-to-12-days-for-iron-ore-workers/607a605a-f24e-4da1-aa2c-e39db8178cd0" target="_blank"><strong><span>Rio Tinto moves to slash sick leave from 45 to 12 days for Pilbara workers</span></strong></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/australia-sydney-finance-tax-fraud/afb4ca2b-080f-4caa-99fe-b2a72ea9f821" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The consulting firm, which also hasn't been identified, terminated the man's employment once his allegedly fraudulent behaviour had been discovered.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some taxpayers contacted by the ATO were unaware of any refunds being claimed in their name, or believed it was their firm's trust account.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>