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April 06, 2008
Steve Irwin's zoo subject of Australia tax probe
Reuters reports that Australian tax officials are probing the affairs of Steve Irwin and wife Terri over an offshore scheme involving a Singapore-based company.
Australian tax officials are probing the affairs of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin and his wife Terri over an offshore scheme involving their Australia Zoo wildlife business, the zoo said on Thursday...The scheme, under investigation by the Australian Taxation Office, allowed the Irwin's zoo to claim large tax breaks by paying more than A$600,000 (250,000 pounds) a year in fees to a Singapore-based company, the Australian newspaper said.
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