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Crocodile hunter zoo in tax probe
Australian tax officials are probing an offshore scheme of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin and his wife Terri.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:44 April 3, 2008
Canberra: Australian tax officials are probing an offshore scheme of the late “Crocodile Hunter'' Steve Irwin and his wife Terri.
The investigation involves their Australia Zoo wildlife business, where the khaki-clad Irwin got up close with crocodiles and other wildlife at the 5,000-seat "Crocoseum".
According to an Australian newspaper, the scheme allowed the zoo to claim large tax breaks by paying more than A$600,000 a year (Dh 2 million) in fees to a Singapore-based company.
A zoo official said there had been no wrong-doing and the zoo had fallen victim to a "highly sophisticated case of deception".
The zoo is currently being sued by a collection company over unpaid debts after the Irwins signed off on the tax scheme in 2005, before the star's death.
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