Louise remembers receiving a notice from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) telling her she had just 21 days to pay about $20,000 of tax debt racked up in her name without her knowing.
Last year, Louise (her real name has been concealed for her protection) received a director penalty notice (DPN) from the ATO for unpaid GST and withheld PAYG linked to a company she had no idea she was a director of.
Despite her not knowing the company existed, the notice made her liable for the debt.
“That was the first time I realised the situation I was in and I was so overwhelmed,” she told ABC News.
Louise was signed up as a company director without her knowledge. (ABC News: Scott Preston )
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