Tough new laws will be introduced in a bid to crack down on dodgy company directors and their advisers.
Key points:
- Company directors will be given unique ID numbers in a bid to stop “phoenixing”
- The Directors Identification Numbers (DINs) will allow authorities to track activities through various government databases
- Suspected phoenixers could also be forced to provide a security deposit, which would be used to recover tax debts
Directors of Australian companies will be given a unique identification number to help stop the illegal activity of “phoenixing” where companies are stripped of assets and liquidated, then restarted under a dif…
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