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What is Tax Audit Insurance?

Being audited can be time consuming, complicated and potentially very costly. 

Tax Audit insurance covers a business for specified costs in the event that it is selected by the Australian Tax Office for auditing. The policy covers the costs of accountants and other professional fees incurred in the course of an audit.

what is tax audit insurance

What does Tax Audit insurance cover?

What is covered

Accountants fees

What is covered

Limited other professional’s fees incurred to responding to a tax audit

What is covered

Tax agent fees

  • Fines or taxes imposed
  • Your employee’s time or wages   
  • Your time or salary or lost opportunities   

Why might you need Tax Audit insurance?

If you are running a business or filing tax returns you should consider Tax Audit insurance. 

Respond to an ATO audit

Cover professional fees

Reduce financial stress during an audit

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3 industries who purchase Tax Audit insurance most:

Consultants

Consultants & Freelancers

Health care & Allied health

Allied Health 

Tax Audit insurance is suited to a wide range of industries and occupations in addition to the ones listed above.

How much does Tax Audit insurance cost?

 
Tax Audit insurance costs can vary based on your business’ size, risks, insurance requirements and other factors. Every business is unique, and so is the type and cost of its policy.

Get cover that works with the risks of your business

You can select different levels of cover to suit your needs. 

This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim. Choosing different cover levels may impact the cost of your policy. 

Cover levels to choose from

  • $10K
  • $50K

Unsure how much to choose? Think about:

Statutory professional requirements  

Cover required by contracts 

Number of employees being covered 

Your contract value 

Worst case scenario claim size 

Underinsurance

We know it’s tempting to select a lower level of cover to reduce premiums, but this can leave businesses shocked and insufficiently covered when making a claim.

Ways underinsurance catches business owners out:

Inflation

With inflation, the cost of living and doing business increases. Remember to cover you, your tools and assets for the rising costs of replacing or covering them, not what you paid for them – you may be surprised at the difference.

Not covering the full cost of your risks

If you select cover levels for less than the value you may be found liable – left out of pocket when it comes to claims time. It’s important to review your risks and determine how much you will need to cover any claim that may come your way.

Get cover that works with the risks of your business

You can select different levels of cover to suit your needs.

This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim. Choosing different cover levels may impact the cost of your policy.

Cover levels to choose from

  • $10K
  • $50K

Unsure how much to choose? Think about:

Statutory professional requirements

Cover required by contracts

Number of employees being covered

Your contract value

Worst case scenario claim size

Underinsurance

We know it’s tempting to select a lower level of cover to reduce premiums, but this can leave businesses shocked and insufficiently covered when making a claim.

Ways underinsurance catches business owners out:

Inflation

With inflation, the cost of living and doing business increases. Remember to cover you, your tools and assets for the rising costs of replacing or covering them, not what you paid for them – you may be surprised at the difference.

Not covering the full cost of your risks

If you select cover levels for less than the value you may be found liable – left out of pocket when it comes to claims time. It’s important to review your risks and determine how much you will need to cover any claim that may come your way.

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Frequently asked questions

For most businesses, Tax Audit insurance is not a legal requirement. However, you should consider Tax Audit insurance if you run your own business and file taxes for that business.  

Tax Audit insurance covers a business for specified costs in the event that it is selected by the Australian Tax Office for auditing. The policy offers coverage for the costs of accountants and other nominated professional fees incurred in the course of an audit.

If you still have questions, you can reach one of our friendly business insurance experts go here for our Contact Us details. 

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