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Order of payment of tax debts
Cap. 51, s. 54 · Revised Edition 2020
—(1) Payments of a specific tax shall be applied against the taxpayer’s liability in the following orderTax Administration and Procedure CAP. 51 57
(a) interest relating to the tax;
(b) penalties relating to the tax; and
(c) the principal amount of the tax.
(2) The Director General may apply a tax payment to any tax which has been assessed and is due–
(a) if the taxpayer fails to indicate to which specific tax or taxation period the payment should be applied; or
(b) if the payment has been collected pursuant to Part VIII.
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