My husband has been charged with tax offences over a number of years amounting to many thousands of dollars. Can the Commonwealth authorities confiscate our house?
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Answer by Andrea Stein, Brisbane 4000 QLD
- Yes. There is scope under the laws for the DPP to recover money or assets that are derived through tax evasion as well as Medicare and Centrelink fraud.