ACCC institutes proceedings against Taxsmart
Thursday 27 June 2013 @ 1.28 p.m. | Corporate & Regulatory
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings against Taxsmart Group Pty Ltd, Taxsmart Franchising Pty Ltd and Resultsmart Pty Ltd (Taxsmart) alleging false, misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to job advertisements for graduate accountant positions to attain a tax agent licence and subsequently operate a Taxsmart franchise, according to a Media Release from the ACCC.
The ACCC has also joined Taxsmart’s sole director, Mr Scott Andrews, and Taxsmart’s Business Development Manager, Ms Janine Andrews, to the proceedings. The ACCC alleges they aided, abetted, counselled or procured and were directly or indirectly knowingly concerned in Taxsmarts’ contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law, under Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
The ACCC alleges that Taxsmart made false representations and/or that Taxsmart did not have reasonable grounds for making these representations.
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