Woman used dog grooming business as a cover to defraud tax office dodges jail
Date published
July 2023
A Mildura woman avoided jailed time after attempting to defraud the Australian Tax Office of $115,000. The women alongside her deceased former partner were falsifying GST claims using the Australian Business Number of a dog grooming business she previously managed but no longer operated.
She pleaded guilty in the Mildura County Court to dishonestly obtaining financial advantage from a Commonwealth entity and was sentenced to a 26-month recognisance release order.
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