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Lendlease tax whistleblower’s 12-year fight for vindication

Lendlease tax whistleblower’s 12-year fight for vindication

Lendlease’s tax dispute could cost it at least $112m, but whistleblower Anthony Watson has lost his job, battled depression and is about to sell his family home.

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Lendlease’s former external tax adviser Anthony Watson was deeply worried.

In 2012, he had advised the property group against making alleged aggressive tax claims on its retirement living business.

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John KehoeEconomics editorJohn Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

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