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Taxation Administration Act 1997
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### 60 Keeping records
> > (1) A person must keep, or cause to be kept, all records that are necessary to enable the person's tax liability under a taxation law to be properly assessed.
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; or
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> > > > (b) in any other case, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
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> > (2) [Subsection (1)](#GS60@Gs1@EN) does not affect a provision of any other taxation law concerning the keeping of records.
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> > (3) The Commissioner, by written notice to a person who is required to keep a required record or cause a required record to be kept, may require the person to keep, or cause to be kept, additional records specified in the notice.
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> > (4) A person must comply with a notice under [subsection (3)](#GS60@Gs3@EN) .
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; or
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> > > > (b) in any other case, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.