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The following points highlight important federal tax developments that occurred during September 2018.
Each month, these developments are considered...
The ATO’s in-house facilitation aims to provide rapid resolution of disputes with the assistance of experienced ATO personnel working as independent facilitators.
The ATO’s independent...
Tax leaders - don’t lose your stars. Here’s how to keep them.
All leaders know that a great team with a diverse range of talents is a solid blueprint to hit business objectives. But...
Australia is increasingly seeing a move from traditional energy sources such as coal and gas fired power stations to renewable energy like solar and wind farms.
Renewable energy projects are...
Division 7A is a risky and complex tax issue for private companies to navigate.
At the NSW 11th Annual Tax Forum in May, Greg Travers, CTA, presented the session 'Practical Issues with...
William Gooderson retired from the Royal Engineers aged 31 at the rank of Major after a career including active deployment in Afghanistan.
Now at PwC, he is a regular presenter and coach on...
Tax expert reveals his secrets to managing change and disruption.
Andy Milidoni, Partner at Johnson Winter & Slattery and CTA3 Advisory lecturer at The Tax Institute, has been practicing tax for...
A preview of this year’s Women in Tax Congress National Congress.
One of the greatest challenges for both emerging and established leaders is juggling the stress and health issues that can...
Sarah Dewar, Associate at Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers, says she chose tax as a career, on a full-time basis, about three or four years ago.
“Prior to that, I'd been in commercial litigation, so I had...
A number of tax measures have recently been introduced, or are in development, with the aim of removing the attractiveness of particular structures from a tax perspective, for example, the hybrid...
The Federal Government announced proposed amendments limiting the application of the small business CGT concessions in the 2017-18 Budget.
Earlier this year, Exposure Draft legislation and...
Across all Australian jurisdictions, the concepts of "value", "unencumbered value" and "market value" are of core importance to the operation of the duty laws.
This is because transfer duty is...
The management of unpaid present entitlements (UPEs) and loans in trusts for estate succession, asset protection and relationship breakdown planning and structuring, is extremely complex and may be...
Bucking the trend in many other Australian jurisdictions, Queensland continues to impose duty on a broad range of transactions and business assets.
At October’s North Queensland Tax Symposium,...
“Cannot do without”: why education is a must-have for a tax practitioner.
Andy Milidoni, CTA, Partner at Johnson Winter & Slattery and CTA3 Advisory lecturer at The Tax Institute, has been...
Single Touch Payroll (STP) builds on the Government’s Digital Transformation Agenda and is designed to make it easier for individuals and business to access government services online.
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Change is here to stay. But that doesn’t mean you need to stand still (or fall behind).
The rapid evolution of technology, the influence of globalisation and the increased complexity of the...
For decades now, globalisation has meant it is an important part of any leader’s toolkit to have a global network and be able to work in partnership with other leaders across the globe.
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Australia is leading the charge in matters of tax transparency, and while measures and focus in this space have already increased dramatically in recent years, this trend is set to continue.
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