Jack Toft
Years ago

NH: Hoges - Hero or Villain?

The spate between the ATO and Hoges has been simmering for a number of years. Hoges has been accused of tax evasion by not declaring millions of $ in earnings over a period of time he states he was not required to pay tax.

The issue has come to a head with the ATO issuing him papers upon his arrival to Australia for the funeral of his mother and placing a caveat on his passport restricting his travel out of Australia.

Seems a pretty low, insensitive act to do that, but then again do you expect anything else?

On the side of the ATO, we all need to pay tax so the government can provide services for the benefit of all Australians. If you earn the money as an Australian resident, you need to pay up baby! If the government spent it wisely, you wouldn't mind paying it.

On Hoges' side, "I was living in the USA at the time!"

Seems like a real Mexican standoff. Hoges can cope it sweat and pay about $10 M in "Backtaxes", or else fight it through the courts for a number of years, not see his family and then probably pay about $5M in taxes and fines, and $1M in lawyers fees, plus.

So, poindexters, what do you think? What should happen?
Main options are:

1. He pays the $10M and case closed. ATO look like bast#@$%
2. He fights and it gets nasty. ATO look like bast#@$%
3. Bob Katter gives him a Presidential pardon as part of a deal to form the next government. Julia chortles. ATO look like bast#@$%
4. He pays a people smuggler dressed in a budgie smuggler to get him to Guam and back to USA.

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hanging round  
Years ago

Hoges told the Tax Department to "come and get me"!.
He set the challenge and they took him on- Karma!

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Skud  
Years ago

"3. Bob Katter gives him a Presidential pardon as part of a deal to form the next government. Julia chortles. ATO look like bast#@$"

LOL..

This is rediculous and the ATO trying to big nog themselves. Hogan paid taxes for those years in the USA because he was living in the USA. By the ATO's way of thinking, Im also a tax dodger (albiet alot fkin smaller numbers involved) for the 3yrs I lived and paid tax's in the USA and not in Aus.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

10 million?

Try 37 mil!

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thomo  
Years ago

tax on 37 million earned

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Jack Toft  
Years ago

Bloody Advertiser! Have a look at the cartoon today

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SRT070  
Years ago

ATO are bastards anyway. id say fight it all the way who cares if you spend more on lawyers and fighting it than what it costs to pay up? atleast the ATO wont get it. i know id rather fight it and pay lawyers than let ATO get the satisfaction.

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