ATO commissioner Rob Heferen on Wednesday said the tax office had set a target to streamline the tax experience for small businesses. The ATO wants small business tax to be as simple as personal income tax returnsAustralian Taxation Office (ATO) commissioner Rob Heferen says the agency is focused on making small business tax filings as simple and straightforward as personal tax returns, as it works to reduce the gap between what those traders pay and what they actually owe. Speaking at the COSBOA National Small Business Summit in Sydney, Heferen on Wednesday said the tax office had set a target to streamline the tax experience for businesses. Speeding up tax filing could benefit small businesses struggling with paperwork and reporting, but the tax office would hope streamlined systems would help carve away at tens of billions of dollars in outstanding small business debt. The announcement is backdropped by a broad body of work within the tax office, intended to fine-tune its collection process.