{"id":611638,"date":"2026-09-25T18:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/611638\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:58:18","slug":"christchurch-man-daniel-clarke-jailed-for-two-years-over-near-1-4m-tax-evasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/611638\/","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch man Daniel Clarke jailed for two years over near $1.4m tax evasion"},"content":{"rendered":"Additionally, in 15 GST periods between January 2023 and May 2025, when $610,005.31 of GST was due, no payments were made.<\/p>\n
From January 2023 to July 2, 2025, Clarke personally gained about $1,952,000 from the company.<\/p>\n
He used the available money to pay company expenses and transferred money for living expenses and home renovations. <\/p>\n
Even when the renovated house was sold, none of the proceeds was used to reduce the amount owed to Inland Revenue.<\/p>\n
Phil Clarke & Son was put into liquidation by a shareholders\u2019 resolution on July 8, 2025. <\/p>\n
Companies Office records show Clarke is the company\u2019s sole director and shareholder. <\/p>\n
He has since been adjudicated bankrupt.<\/p>\n
The court was told the victims in this case are Inland Revenue and the wider community. The unpaid tax is lost to the tax base and the amount makes that a substantial loss to the community.<\/p>\n
Judge Tom Gilbert heard the use of tax money as working capital and personal income gave Clarke an unlawful competitive and lifestyle advantage over other taxpayers who paid their tax.<\/p>\n
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