A plaintiff who has not disclosed income for tax purposes is not precluded from recovering damages based on true earnings, but the court will scrutinise such evidence with special care and the Registrar should refer the judgment to the Commissioner of Taxation. A finding that disclosed income included undisclosed lease payments may be overturned on appeal where the finding is glaringly improbable having regard to objective financial indicators such as industry norms, the timing of income streams, and the implied hourly rate of earnings.
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