Hogan hopes to get ATO green light

Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan is hopeful the tax office will allow him to go back to the US.

PAUL Hogan is hopeful the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will lift the travel ban it placed on him and allow him to return to the United States so he can be there when his son starts high school next week.

His lawyer Andrew Robinson says the tax office has based its tax evasion case against the Crocodile Dundee star around a disgruntled former financial controller who worked for Hogan.

"We are still hopeful that we'll get a response today from the tax office and Paul can go back to his family - Chance starts a new school in a week's time and Paul wants to be there as for that moment," Mr Robinson told the Nine Network on Wednesday morning.

"The tax office case is ... hugely based on a disgruntled, fired ex-financial controller of Hogan's who has made inconsistent statements and is now shopping around for immunity - that's their principal witness.

"It's up to the prosecution but I will be surprised if that witness makes the light of day."

The ATO, which is demanding Hogan pay an alleged multimillion dollar tax debt, served him with a departure prohibition order in mid-August when he returned to Australia for his mother's funeral.

Hogan, 70, who lives in Los Angeles with his wife Linda Kozlowski and their son Chance, is banned from leaving the country until the dispute is settled.

Mr Robinson said Hogan wants to have his day in court and is not looking to be let off because of the work he may have done to promote Australia over his career.

"Hogan doesn't want this to be dealt with like a personal life balance sheet where he should be forgiven for transgressions now simply because he has done so much for the country years ago - he wants to be shown he's correct and he's done nothing wrong," Mr Robinson said.