‘I was distressed’: retired teacher slams decades-old ATO robotax debt demand

The 78-year-old says the demand for $307 came out of the blue and caused sleepless nights'

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A 78-year-old retired teacher is one of a growing number of Australians who felt pressured into paying a recently resurrected tax debt that was decades-old after what he described as weeks of misinformation, obfuscation and sleepless nights".

The retiree, who provided full documentation to Guardian Australia but asked for his name not to be published, said he felt compelled to pay after becoming distressed by correspondence warning him he had an outstanding $307 debt from 2004.

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