Tax residency – Commissioner wins big in recent expat case
Life, Death and Taxes – Insights by Mr Henshaw TAX RESIDENCY – COMMISSIONER WINS BIG IN RECENT EXPAT CASE There are many Australian citizens and permanent residents who leave Australia to work overseas (Expats). Expats will often consider they are not a resident of...
Selling a Fitness Business – Key Legal Traps
Fitness Industry – Insights by Scott McKenzie Selling a Fitness Business – Key Legal...
CGT marriage breakdown roll-over: the Sandini Case revisted
Life, Death and Taxes – Insights by Mr Henshaw CGT MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN ROLL-OVER: THE SANDINI CASE REVISTED A recent case before the Full Federal Court has tested the limits of the CGT marriage breakdown rollover relief. In Ellison & Anor v Sandini Pty Ltd &...
New ‘Integrity’ Measures for the Small Business CGT Concessions
Life, Death and Taxes – Insights by Mr Henshaw NEW ‘INTEGRITY’ MEASURES FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS CGT CONCESSIONS – SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WHEN SELLING SHARES OR UNITS Treasury has recently released draft legislation that significantly restricts the availability of the...
‘PLUS’ GST CASE – COURT OF APPEAL MUDDIES THE WATERS
Life, Death and Taxes – Insights by Mr Henshaw ‘PLUS’ GST CASE – COURT OF APPEAL MUDDIES THE WATERS The Victorian Court of Appeal has reversed a Supreme Court decision on whether the purchase price in a sale of land contract was GST-inclusive or GST-exclusive. The...
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: THE NEW GST WITHHOLDING REGIME
Life, Death and Taxes – Insights by Mr Henshaw THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: THE NEW GST WITHHOLDING REGIME Ordinarily, vendors pay GST on the value of the taxable supplies that they make. Vendors will sell goods or services for a price that includes a GST component. When...
WORKING OFFSHORE? TRANSFERRING MONEY TO AUSTRALIA? BEWARE OF AUSTRAC & THE ATO!
Life, Death and Taxes – Insights by Mr Henshaw WORKING OFFSHORE? TRANSFERRING MONEY TO AUSTRALIA? BEWARE OF AUSTRAC & THE ATO! Australia is a big, isolated island. Despite our isolation, Australians are very well travelled. For some Australians, travel leads to...
SEVEN REASONS WHY LABOR’S DISCRETIONARY TRUST PROPOSAL IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED
Life, Death and Taxes – Insights by Mr Henshaw SEVEN REASONS WHY LABOR’S DISCRETIONARY TRUST PROPOSAL IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED On 30 July 2017, the Labor party announced that, if elected, a Labor Government would introduce a standard minimum 30 per cent tax rate for...
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