The Billion Dollar TikTok Tax Scandal

$1.7 billion paid out in fraudulent refunds, another $2.7bn in fraudulent claims stopped, around 56,000 alleged perpetrators and over 100 arrests to date. How did the TikTok tax scandal get out of control?

“Everyone else got refunds, it’s OK, it’s just a temporary loan [from the ATO].”

TikTok social influencer