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Taxation Administration Act 1996
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#### 21 Interest in respect of tax defaults
21 Interest in respect of tax defaults
> > (1) If a tax default occurs, the taxpayer is liable to pay interest on the amount of tax unpaid calculated on a daily basis from the end of the last day for payment until the day it is paid at the interest rate from time to time applying under this Division.
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> > (2) Interest is payable under this section in respect of a tax default that consists of a failure to pay—
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> > > (a) penalty tax under Division 2, or
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> > > (b) a penalty imposed under section 106KA.
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> > (3) Interest is not payable in respect of a failure to pay interest under this division.
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> **s 21:** Am 2024 No 90, Sch 8\[2\].