Question 2 Tax audit Role Play and Response Letter ATO reviewing your client Daniels 201X income tax return and the refund will not be issued until the finalisation of this audit. Your client has claimed that the National Affordability Scheme refundable tax offset in the correct label T11. For an individual taxpayer, it should be claimed 13B. ATO may process his return, but documents and information for national affordability scheme refundable tax offsets must be provided by Daniel. Now Daniel approached to you for seeking advice on the audit. What need to do a) Make an inquiry to ATO officer to obtain the information about the tax audit and be able to advise the client for documentation (Role Play with the Assessor) b) Respond by drafting a response letter before the due date. Please insert the following text in the subject field: Attention XXX for XXX Audit. This will ensure quick allocation and fast processing of the information. What happens next If the information your client provide supports the claims, tax refund will be released without adjustments. If the information does not support the claims or the client does not respond, ATO will adjust the claims and issue a notice of assessment. In those circumstances, an administrative penalty may be applicable. For more information If you have any concerns, you can telephone ATO on 0292114958 between 10am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, and ask for ATO officer Amelia (Role played by your assessor). While preparing the response, it is not necessary to create and provide the documents in detail, but you must create a documents list to support the claim. In order to complete the task, you may find the following link to be useful: