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Failure to lodge documents
Failure to lodge documents
Tax Offences - VIC
The Law - Failure to lodge documents
What the Law states - Failure to lodge documents
Taxation Administration Act 1997 - SECT 59
Failure to lodge documents59. Failure to lodge documents
A person must not fail or refuse to lodge a document, statement or return that is required to be lodged by a taxation law.
Penalty: 200 penalty units in the case of a body corporate; 40 penalty units in any other case.
Maximum Penalty in Victoria
40 - 200 penalty units
What the Prosecution must prove - Failure to lodge documents - Vic
1. The accused was required to lodge documents in accordance with a taxation law
2. The accused failed or refused to do so.
Possible Defences - Failure to lodge documents
1. Factual dispute
2. Lack of requirement to lodge documents
Which court will hear the charge of Failure to lodge documents
Magistrates' Court
Article published on 01/09/2009. To check if any changes to the law please discuss with one of our lawyers.
