Bottom of The Harbour Tax Avoidance

Bottom of the harbour tax avoidance was a form of tax avoidance used in Australia in the 1970s. Legislation (below) made it a criminal offence in 1980. The practice came to symbolise the worst of variously contrived tax strategies from those times.

In its 1986/87 annual report, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) stated a total 6,688 companies had been involved, involving revenue of between $500 million and $1 billion.

Read more about Bottom Of The Harbour Tax Avoidance:  Operation, Deputy Crown Solicitor Debacle, Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 1980, Taxation (Unpaid Company Tax) Assessment Act 1982

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