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Published on 25 May 07 by NEW SOUTH WALES DIVISION, THE TAX INSTITUTE

Getting a settled and consistent policy relating to the preparation of documents is essential including:

  • Record keeping obligations
  • Do the documents you keep stack up?
  • Do in-house transactions stack up?
  • Computer records
  • The effect of the Consolidations regime
  • Management of directors’ minutes
  • Understanding the importance of third party records/evidence, eg financiers
  • Understanding the expectations of the ATO
  • Contemporaneous documents should disclose facts, not fairy tales
  • Evidential aspects

Author profiles

Sue Williamson CTA-Life
Sue Williamson, CTA (Life) leads the Holding Redlich Melbourne Tax Risk Management and Disputes practice. She advises clients on tax risk management including tax governance and ensuring that clients have sufficient evidence to defend their positions. She has acted in various AAT, Federal Court, High Court and Supreme Court tax cases. Sue is also an accredited mediator and has assisted clients in resolving disputes using various ADR mechanisms. Sue was the President of The Tax Institute in 2008, has been a member of several advisory boards, has participated in many consultative forums and lectures in the University of Melbourne Masters of Law program. - Current at 04 July 2023
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Rebecca Saint
Rebecca Saint is Deputy Commissioner Litigation and Legal Services. Rebecca has a leading role in managing the legal risks of the Commissioner of Taxation by providing legal advice and litigation services to support tax law administration and the ATO. Before her current role, Rebecca was Deputy Commissioner for Public Groups, where she had a leading role in the Tax Avoidance Taskforce and was responsible for large market strategy and the compliance and assurance programs for public and multinational groups. - Current at 13 February 2026

 

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