February, 2016
Under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (known as FATCA) Australian banks have provided details of over 30,000 customer…
February, 2016
Log on to ASIC’s website – www.asic.gov.au and you can obtain information about how to make a complaint or report misconduct.…
February, 2016
A recent Federal Court decision has made it abundantly clear that franking credits must be allocated to beneficiaries in the same…
February, 2016
In a tough decision, the Tribunal has refused a $20k deduction for losses in share trading activities for a casual…
February, 2016
At the moment, internet supplies of movies, music, apps, games, eBooks, other digital products and services such as consultancy and…
February, 2016
The Full Bench of the Federal Court declined an appeal by multiple foreign companies against an assessment based on them…
February, 2016
Foreign resident capital gains withholding payments will apply where a foreign owner sells land or land interests with a market…
August, 2015
Currently, employees of certain not-for-profits can salary sacrifice entertainment benefits. If they do so, no FBT is payable by the…
August, 2015
You will avoid attributed personal services income and be operating a personal services business if you can satisfy the results…
August, 2015
There was great joy, not only for small businesses but also for many retailers, from the 2015 Budget announcement of…
August, 2015
Deep pockets were needed but in Haritos & Anor. v FC of T (2015) ATC, the Full Federal Court struck…
August, 2015
In recent times, there have been a number of enquiries into what the OECD calls Base Erosion and Profit Shifting…
August, 2015
These highly valuable benefits fell into disfavour following amendments to the taxing provisions introduced by the previous Government. New rules…
July, 2015
Where you are paid weekly on a Wednesday or Thursday, you will actually have 53 pay days during the financial…