May 25, 2026 – 6.50pmThe young daughter of a prominent horse racing identity who was put in charge of her father’s construction companies, which later collapsed owing millions of dollars in taxes, has denied that she failed to charge enough to pay the taxes and has blamed the accountants for altering financial records.On Monday, liquidators for Teneo grilled Tayla Chanel Heinrich over her role as sole director of Starcrest, formerly known as Heinrich Constructions, once Queensland’s largest formwork firm, and its use of labour-hire companies that collapsed owing more than $53 million in pay-as-you-go, goods and services, and payroll tax.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Racing identity’s daughter grilled on contractor link to $53m tax bill
Tayla Chanel Heinrich was 26 when she was put in charge of father Gerhardt “Hoss” Heinrich’s construction companies, which collapsed owing millions in taxes.












