PAYE54300 - Employer returns: regulation 80 determinations: extended time limits


Section 36(1) as amended by FA89/S149 provides the authority for determinations outside the normal time limits where there has been a loss of tax attributable to careless and deliberate conduct. Before you proceed you must obtain approval from the Employer Compliance Senior Manager or of Tax Administration Advice office (TAA).

  • Senior Manager approval: determinations for chargeable periods ended not more than 12 years before the end of the chargeable period in which the assessment is made.
  • TAA approval: determinations earlier than the 12years.

Determinations must be made within 20 years of the end of the year of determination.