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State of Tax Policy Report: May 2022

Keeping up to date with the latest developments in changing legislation can be a challenge at the best of times and may be especially hard if you've just returned from a well-deserved end of year...

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Section 100A and draft ATO guidance

Section 100A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) (ITAA 1936) is an anti-avoidance provision designed to prevent taxpayers from using trust structures to reduce their tax liability. The...

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Tax disputes on the rise: how to navigate engagements with the ATO

Between recent legislation and familiar bugbears like the revenue/capital distinction and Division 7A, many of us deal with a level of uncertainty when it comes to the finer points of a client’s tax...

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NSW 2022 Small Business Support Program

On 30 January 2022, in a joint media release, the Premier of NSW, The Hon Dominic Perrottet MP, the NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy, the Hon Matt Kean MP, the Deputy Premier of NSW and...

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State of Tax Policy Report: December 2021

Keeping up to date with the latest developments in changing legislation can be a challenge at the best of times and may be especially hard if you've just returned from a well-deserved end of year...

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PCG on allocation of professional firm profits

The ATO’s recent finalisation and release of PCG 2021/4: Allocation of professional firm profits – ATO compliance approach (PCG) may raise questions about changes in the ATO’s approach to this area...

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Clough and s 40-880 expenditure

In its recent decision in Clough Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] FCA 108 (Clough), the Full Federal Court added to the long-running history of revenue versus capital cases by dismissing...

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What you can give this Christmas - without a big tax bill

After a challenging 2020, 2021 has proved to be yet another difficult year for all, marked by lockdowns, uncertainty and frustration. Yet, as Australia continues to emerge from lockdown and life...

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