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Telco Services Australia Evades Taxes Despite $185M Revenue

1/11/2026

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Telco Services Australia, an outsource call centre for Centrelink, reported no corporate tax for several years despite generating $185 million in revenue in 2024–25.
Financial documents show Telco Services Australia, part of the TSA Group, structured operations to avoid tax obligations, with related party transactions totaling $166.5 million.
The TSA Group's complex structure limits public verification of its overall tax payments.
Telco Sales paid $700,000 in corporate tax in 2022–23.

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Story summary

Telco Services Australia, an outsource call centre for Centrelink, reported no corporate tax for several years despite generating $185 million in revenue in 2024–25.
Financial documents show Telco Services Australia, part of the TSA Group, structured operations to avoid tax obligations, with related party transactions totaling $166.5 million.
The TSA Group's complex structure limits public verification of its overall tax payments.
Telco Sales paid $700,000 in corporate tax in 2022–23.