A disgruntled accountant began evading hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax after an IRD staff member was rude to him on the phone. Photo / FileA disgruntled accountant who began evading thousands of dollars in tax after an IRD staff member was rude to him on the phone has been sentenced to home detention. The 70-year-old appeared in the Wellington District Court this afternoon for sentencing on two representative charges of evading tax and GST payments. But Judge Harrop questioned why Sinclair hadn't already done so. On that basis, Judge Harrop was able to go ahead with the sentencing.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 24, 2021 02:12 UTC