Payments to the ATO for DOCA period debts are potentially unfair preferences
BREAKING: payments made by a company previously under a Deed Administration (or DOCA) to the ATO are recoverable as unfair preferences (once in liquidation) and not ‘by, or under the authority’ of the Deed Administrators within the meaning of s 588FE(2B)(d) Corporations Act. From the Federal Court today. These payments relate to post-VA debts owed…