Year: 2014
Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA)
The Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA) commenced 2 years ago, but many businesses are still not sure about how to … Read More
Newsletter: December 2014
Project DO IT nearing end, taxman focus on non-disclosure The ATO has responded to fears expressed by some taxpayers that … Read More
Privacy Legislation (2013) and individual credit rating
Australia’s privacy legislation rewrite in 2013 will allow credit providers to view a lot more information about individual credit behaviour. … Read More
Newsletter: November 2014
Offshore income tax “amnesty” nearing its end The deadline to take advantage of the ATO’s initiative to allow eligible taxpayers … Read More
ATO urges trustees to be SuperStream-ready
The ATO reminded SMSF trustees that from 1 July this year, employers with 20 or more employees will start using … Read More
SMF retirement adequacy
A research paper from Accurium, formerly Bendzulla Actuarial, analysing data from 60,000 SMSFs in Australia indicates most SMSF members “stand … Read More
Newsletter: October 2014
Mining tax gone but watch for associated tax changes The mining tax has been repealed. However, in order to pass … Read More
Marriage or relationship breakdown – dividends and deemed dividends
This fact sheet, available on the ATO website, discusses when an amount is taxed as a dividend or a deemed … Read More
Newsletter: September 2014
Share transfer to family partnership ineffective A husband and wife have been unsuccessful before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in … Read More
Fair Trading sends clear message to real estate agents
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox has released the results of NSW Fair Trading’s recent compliance audit targeting the trust … Read More
Coming to Australia
Tax in Australia – what you need to know Online videos available through the Australian Taxation Office website www.ato.gov.au about … Read More
Newsletter: August 2014
Budget Levy from 1 July 2014 The Government’s Temporary Budget Repair Levy is now law. The levy is be payable … Read More