Pre-insolvency advisor’s trouble with tax office multiply

Australia’s most prominent pre-insolvency advisor ran into trouble with the tax office (ATO) last year and in 2024 trouble’s found him again.

Last week in the Federal Court the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (DCoT) filed proceedings seeking the winding up of two companies part-controlled by Hank De Jonge, whose specialist business advisory De Jonge Read promises “pre-insolvency advice you can trust”.

The commencement of proceedings on March 20 by the DCoT follows De Jonge and co-director Ashley Shield passing a resolution on October 23 last year to wind up a company called Carringsmith Pty Ltd, which until…