That awkward moment that the tax authority tells taxpayers that it will not return the money it has collected from them in excess of what they should have paid, but still expects them to pay the rest if what they already paid is found to be below what they should have paid.
That decision was made to reverse its tax estimations that relied on the bank statements of taxpayers, which scared some businesspeople away from using formal banks to use personal safe boxes at home.
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