Melbourne woman sentenced to four years imprisonment for dishonestly obtaining almost $600,000 in GST refunds

Ms Tahra Wyntjes lodged 27 false Business Activity Statements (BAS) with the ATO, overstating the total sales, GST on sales and GST on purchases purportedly made for her cleaning business. On 16 October 2024, Ms Wyntjes was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years and four months. She was also ordered to pay $599,349 in reparations to the Commissioner of Taxation.