Tax officers 'did exactly what Michael did', Cranston trial told

Dozens of senior tax officers had handled conflicts of interest in the same way that former deputy commissioner Michael Cranston did, a former assistant commissioner told the NSW District Court on Thursday.

"Other officers did exactly what Michael did, they said, 'I can't be part of it, so take it away and do something about it'," said Bruce Collins, who ran the ATO's Technical and Case Leadership team handling complex tax matters until he retired in April 2017.