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Tax evasion
Tax evasion
Tax Offences - VIC
The Law - Tax evasion
What the Law states - Tax evasion
Taxation Administration Act 1997 - SECT 61
Tax evasion61. Tax evasion
A person must not, by a deliberate act or omission, evade or attempt to evade tax.
Maximum Penalty for the charge of Tax evasion
1000 penalty units in the case of a body corporate; 200 penalty
units or imprisonment for 2 years or both in any other case.
What the Prosecution must prove - Tax evasion
That a person deliberately avoided paying tax
Possible Defences - Tax evasion
Factual dispute
Lack of intent
Which court will hear the charge of Tax evasion
Federal Magistrates' Court
