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ATO statutory demands, winding up applications and garnishee notices
Australia March 10 2021In the fifth of our articles on dealing with the ATO about tax debts, we look at the ATO’s use of statutory demands, winding up applications and garnishee notices to recover company tax debts.
Statutory demands
Service of a statutory demand is one of several avenues available to the ATO where a corporate taxpayer does not pay their tax.
A statutory demand is a formal, written demand from a creditor, issued under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that requires a company to pay a debt. The statutory demand must:
- be in writing in the prescribed form (Form 509H);
- relate to a debt or debts owed by the company to the creditor that are due and payable and total at least the prescribed amount, which will generally be $2000[1];
- specify the debt and its amount;
- require the company to pay the amount within the prescribed period (which will generally be 21 days)[2] after the demand is served;
- be signed by or on behalf of the creditor; and
- unless the debt is a judgment debt, be accompanied by an affidavit that verifies the debt is due and payable by the taxpayer and complies with the court rules.[3]
In the fifth of our articles on dealing with the ATO about tax debts, we look at the ATO’s use of statutory demands, winding up applications and garnishee notices to recover company tax debts.
Statutory demands
Service of a statutory demand is one of several avenues available to the ATO where a corporate taxpayer does not pay their tax.
A statutory demand is a formal, written demand from a creditor, issued under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that requires a company to pay a debt. The statutory demand must:
- be in writing in the prescribed form (Form 509H);
- relate to a debt or debts owed by the company to the creditor that are due and payable and total at least the prescribed amount, which will generally be $2000[1];
- specify the debt and its amount;
- require the company to pay the amount within the prescribed period (which will generally be 21 days)[2] after the demand is served;
- be signed by or on behalf of the creditor; and
- unless the debt is a judgment debt, be accompanied by an affidavit that verifies the debt is due and payable by the taxpayer and complies with the court rules.[3]
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Key points:
- Police laid the larges following an 18-month investigation, sparked by social media
- It's alleged James Burrows misappropriated tax returns and falsified business activity statements
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