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Taxation Administration Act 1999
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64 Period record to be kept
(1) A person who is required by a tax law to keep a record must keep the
record for not less than 5 years after—
(a) the date it was made or obtained; or
(b) the date of completion of the transaction or act to which it
relates;
whichever is the later.
(2) A person may, with the written approval of the commissioner, destroy
a record within the 5 year period unless another law requires the
record to be kept for not less than 5 years.
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