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Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
Tax Offences - VIC
The Law - Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
What the Law states - Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
Taxation Administration Act 1997 - SECT 57
Giving false or misleading information to tax officers57. Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
(1) A person must not-
(a) make a statement, orally or in writing, to a tax officer; or
(b) give information, orally or in writing, to a tax officer-
that is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A person is not guilty of an offence against subsection (1) if the court hearing the charge is satisfied that the person did not know that the statement or information was false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum Penalty for the charge of Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
500 penalty units in the case of a body corporate. 100 penalty units in any other case.
What the Prosecution must prove - Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
1. A person has intentionally given a false or misleading statement to a tax officer.
Street Names
Mislead tax office
Possible Defences - Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
Factual Dispute
Lack of intent
Which court will hear the charge of Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
Magistrates Court
