(1) The Commissioner
may, within 5 years after the issue of a notice of assessment, withdraw the
assessment.
(2) An assessment may
not be withdrawn if any amount of tax has been paid on the assessment.
(3) The Commissioner
must give a written notice of withdrawal to the taxpayer.
(4) If an assessment
in respect of an event or transaction is withdrawn, the assessment is taken
never to have been made and, subject to this Act, the Commissioner may make an
assessment in respect of the event or transaction at any time after the
first-mentioned assessment is withdrawn.
[Section 18A inserted: No. 66 of 2003 s. 95(2).]