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ATO cut a deal with developer accused of fraud. But the money vanished

Max Mason
Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

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A wealthy Sydney property developer allegedly spent millions of dollars from bank accounts the Tax Office had frozen in efforts to recover nearly $20 million in allegedly fraudulent GST refunds.

Nahi Gazal and his companies struck a deal in September 2023 with the ATO to pay some of a $44 million bill in taxes and fines related to allegedly fraudulent claims linked to various companies between 2017 and 2020.

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Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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