Lawyers Fear Tax Plunder Of Injury Awards

Personal injury lawyers have expressed alarm over a landmark court ruling yesterday which will allow the Commissioner of Taxation to raise millions of dollars each year by taxing interest payments in compensation cases. They say the "puzzling" judgment will affect thousands of people ea

Tax Judgment Alarms Lawyers

Personal injury lawyers are alarmed by a landmark court ruling which will allow the Commissioner of Taxation to tax interest payments on compensation awards. They fear the commissioner could plunder compensation payouts made in recent years apart from raising millions of dollars from future judg