Tax News & Articles

Imposition of additional (surcharge) duty where foreign persons purchase residential land or undertake certain other transactions has been a feature of stamp duty legislation in

Ordinarily, the FBT landscape does not change too much  from year to year. However, in the last few months there have been a number of

As many readers will be aware, one of the key requirements to access the small business capital gains tax (“SBCGT”) concessions in Division 152 of

Consider the following scenario: A farmer (or any other Victorian landholder) is considering entering into an agreement with a property developer to develop and sell

Accountants lodging your SMSF’s tax return – unless you lodge by paper, your actions may already be exposing your fund to a 45% tax rate,

Following the enactment of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No 1) Act 2019 (the ‘Amending Act’), the way in which

On 16 October 2019 the High Court handed down its decision on the Commissioner of Taxation v Sharpcan Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 36.  This judgement,

Buried in the Victorian 2019/20 Budget Papers was a change to the land tax treatment of a common scenario that will prove to be an

For what is supposed to be an efficient harmonised revenue collection measure, the payroll tax (‘PRT’) system certainly generates plenty of litigation, from time to

Until recently regulated superannuation funds (including self-managed superannuation funds (‘SMSFs’) were prohibited from accepting voluntary superannuation contributions from, or for the benefit of, members aged