Employers: How to scare off the tax man

Scenario 1: An employer, facing prosecution or bankruptcy for making a mistake with employees' PAYE tax, tells the ATO that if the case goes to court, “we will argue that the obligation to collect income tax from our employees at our own expense violates s.82 of the Constitution...” ...

Scenario 2: As for Scenario 1, except that the employer has apparently made a mistake with GST...

Scenario 3: An employer, facing prosecution or bankruptcy for making a mistake with payroll tax...

Read the full post at Catallaxy Files (Mar.20, 2012).  See also “Australia's payroll taxes are probably unconstitutional” (Apr.17, 2012).