In the ATO’s latest tax crime prosecution case, South Australian man David Csongrady has received a criminal conviction and been fined $1,500 with orders to pay $699.30 in reparation after providing false documents to an ATO auditor about deductions for his rental property.
The ATO commenced an audit into Mr Csongrady’s 2018 tax return after noticing deductions for gardening repairs and maintenance for his rental property were unusually high. When asked to supply details about the expenses, Mr Csongrady provided the ATO with photos of some tax invoices relating to hire of a skip bin and the removal of some dead trees. But when contacted the business that provided these services to check, the ATO found some discrepancies.
The original tax invoice showed Mr Csongrady hired the skip for $210, but the record he supplied to the ATO showed $1,090. An additional $1,000 had been added to the invoice for tree removal.
Following an investigation, Mr Csongrady was charged with 2 counts of incorrectly keeping records with the intention of deceiving or misleading a Commonwealth public official.
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