Re: [SLUG] Re: ATO online

[david <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK... so why CAN'T the ATO get their act together and be platform
independent? is there a real reason or just the usual stuff-you attitude
that some parts of the tax office adopt? What is the technical reason?
does anyone know?

On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 11:21 +1100, Alan L Tyree wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:55:14 +1100
> bill <billb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > And since after JUly 1 self funded retirees etc over 60 will get
> > their pensions tax-free, that probably eliminates a few more % due to
> > many above that age not having net access and/or being computer
> > illiterate.
> 
> Watch it mate :-)
> 
> > 
> > Anyway, seems to me that most of the 90% would be online lodgements
> > by Tax Agents.
> > 
> > Bill
> > 
> > >
> > > Since they reckon that they have already got 90% online lodgement
> > > and are targeting 95%. perhaps they are tacitly admitting that they
> > > are not interested in the remaining 5% that represent Linux
> > > desktops.
> > >
> > 
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