"Crocodile Dundee" actor Paul Hogan has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday.
The 70-year-old Australian-born actor, who currently lives in Los Angeles, arrived in Sydney on Aug. 20 to attend his mother’s funeral and was served with an Australian Taxation Office order barring him from leaving Australia until he settles a multimillion dollar tax bill, lawyer Andrew Robinson said last week.
On Friday, Robinson said after a “cordial and cooperative” meeting between Hogan’s lawyers and tax officials, an agreement was reached that will allow Hogan to return to the U.S.
“While the Commissioner and Mr. Hogan remain in dispute on more general taxation issues, Mr. Hogan continues to protest his innocence and denies any wrongdoing,” Robinson said in a statement....MORE
The 70-year-old Australian-born actor, who currently lives in Los Angeles, arrived in Sydney on Aug. 20 to attend his mother’s funeral and was served with an Australian Taxation Office order barring him from leaving Australia until he settles a multimillion dollar tax bill, lawyer Andrew Robinson said last week.
On Friday, Robinson said after a “cordial and cooperative” meeting between Hogan’s lawyers and tax officials, an agreement was reached that will allow Hogan to return to the U.S.
“While the Commissioner and Mr. Hogan remain in dispute on more general taxation issues, Mr. Hogan continues to protest his innocence and denies any wrongdoing,” Robinson said in a statement....MORE
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