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AI Summary of 960H. Offset between taxes.

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 March 2009 - onwards

960H. Offset between taxes.

(1) In this section -

'claim' means a claim that gives rise to either or both a repayment of tax and a payment of interest payable in respect of such a repayment and includes part of such a claim;

'liability' means any tax due and payable which is unpaid and includes any tax estimated to be due and payable;

'overpayment' means a payment or remittance (including part of such a payment or remittance) which is in excess of the amount of the liability against which it is credited.

(2) Where the Collector-General is satisfied that a person has not complied with the obligations imposed on the person in relation to either or both -

(a) the payment of tax that is due and payable, and

(b) the delivery of returns required to be made,

then the Collector-General may, in a case where a repayment is due to the person in respect of a claim or overpayment -