Tax News & Articles

More and more taxpayers are disputing amended and default assessments at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. These disputes often focus on the need for the taxpayer to discharge its onus of proof that the assessments are excessive. In our article we analyse the common sense approach taken by the AAT in Liang v Commissioner of Taxation which was a win for the taxpayer despite some evidentiary concerns.

Taxpayers have the right to arrange their financial affairs within the intent of the tax law. However, with any strategy or course of action taken, taxpayers and advisors should exercise caution and be prepared to justify that the effect is commercially reasonable. In this article we explore some of the lessons learnt from the latest S.100A BBlood case.

Given the ATO’s increasing use of data and analytics as an administrative and law enforcement tool, there is certainly a risk of taxpayers being subject to ATO compliance activities. This article considers the standard of proof required in the context of default assessment.

Residency is a key concept for Australian tax purposes. It determines whether a person is subject to tax in Australia, and what income is subject to tax. A resident of Australia is subject to tax on income from all sources worldwide. In this article, we have set out some of the key comments made in the draft ruling.