Tax Administration Amendment (Combating Wage Theft) Bill 2021
Tax Officers Can Dob In Employers for Wage Theft; Harsher Penalties for Not Submitting Certain Tax Paperwork or Submitting Lies; Tax Evasion Now Carries 2 Year Penalty
Long Title (NSW):
Status: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.
PIPE Bill ID # 6150
State / Territory: New South Wales (NSW)
Last Modified 06 May 2021
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Effects of Bill:
This bill being passed means that... Schedule 1[6] creates an offence of knowingly evading or attempting to evade tax, with a maximum penalty of $110,000 or 2 years imprisonment, or both.
This bill being passed means that... Tax officers can disclose information to the Fair Work Ombudsman to assist with investigation of underpaid wages
This bill being passed means that... Tax officers can disclose information to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) for investigating breaches of the Long Service Leave Act (generally, not paying Long Service Leave where entitled)
This bill being passed means that... Where the Chief Comissioner knows the employer has underpaid wages, the Chief Commissioner can now make a reassessment of a taxpayer’s tax liability more than 5 years after the initial assessment
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