THE tax office is chasing the parents of disgraced Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer, alleging the couple owe $10 million in unpaid taxes.

Mohamad and Amal Mehajer, who are closely involved in their controversial property developer son’s business interests, could be bankrupted by the action, The Sunday Telegraph has revealed.

The couple is due to appear in the Federal Court on November 28.

The paper reported that, according to court documents, Mr Mehajer, 60, owes $6.8 million, and Mrs Mehajer, 56, owes more than $3 million in tax and interest.

If successful, the Australian Taxation Office will seize the couple’s multi-million dollar property portfolio to sell.

It is the latest development in a long-running battle by the ATO to recoup unpaid taxes and interest from the Mehajers.

In May, the office successfully sued the couple in the NSW Supreme Court over the bill.

The couple did not attend court to defend the case.

Six weeks later, it emerged that Salim and his father had legally transferred $20 million to Lebanon.

Police investigated and are believed to have prepared a report for the ATO.

The parents were served bankruptcy notices on August 4, but again failed to respond, prompting the ATO’s new court action.

In 2013, Mohamad was sentenced to almost four years’ jail over accusations of fraud, while last month Salim was banned from managing corporations for three years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Salim is presently holidaying in Europe.

His Instagram posts show he is currently in Paris, after having previously posted pictures of himself in Venice and Greece.

Salim was dumped as deputy mayor of Auburn Council earlier this year and accused of committing voter fraud in 2012. He has pleaded not guilty.

He garnered national attention in 2015 when his wedding to Aysha Learmonth closed an entire Lidcombe street.

The couple separated less than a year later.

Salim has since fronted court after police took out an apprehended violence order against him on behalf of his estranged wife, the terms of which were later finalised by consent.