State Tax Reform
Corporate reconstructions and transfers of property within a corporate group
Tax on Earnouts
New draft law means new issues for sales of businesses
Start-up & Small Business Incentives
Are you ready to have a go? The Treasurer, Joe Hockey, said in his 2015 Budget speech that he would like small business to “have a go”. A lot has already been written about concessions and incentives…
Business Transactions - Myths & Tax Traps
When you buy a business venture or invest in one you are putting your money into something someone else has set up, organised and run. You can never eliminate all the risks but you can remove some of…
Buying or Selling a Business?
How to ensure the best outcomes
Land Tax: The Commissioner’s Views on Trust Beneficiaries
Land tax is imposed at progressive rates on the aggregate taxable value of the taxable real property owned by a taxpayer. Where land is held in trust, however, section 13(3)(b) of the Land Tax Act…
Alert: Welcome Tax Breaks for Start-ups on Employee Shares
On Tuesday 14 October 2014 the Australian Government confirmed it would introduce a number of key reforms as part of its “National Industry Innovation & Competitiveness Agenda”. One significant…
ATO Publishes its Cues for Compliance Action
On 2 September the Australian Taxation Office ("ATO") released a new guide entitled “Assessing the Risk: allocation of profits within professional firms”. The document provides guidance for…
Taxpayer Alert: Property Development
On 28 July the Australian Taxation Office ("ATO") released a Taxpayer Alert looking at property development. The ATO are focussing on developments which take place in trust arrangements. Property…
Resolutions to Distribute Trust Income
Trustees of discretionary trusts are required to resolve (either through minutes of a meeting or by ordinary resolution) before 30 June each year which beneficiaries of the trust will receive income…
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