Tax News & Articles

The complicated tax treatment of superannuation benefits that include a life insurance payout was discussed in an article in the February 2016 edition of The

Jack, a long serving employee is retiring and upon his departure his employer decides to provide him with ownership of a car from the fleet.

The discount provided to an employee for the issue of shares, or rights to shares is generally assessable to that employee under the employee share

The number of individuals leaving Australia on overseas postings and assignments has increased significantly over many years and the primary question to resolve is whether,

Government reduces proposed backpacker tax rate for first $37,000 of taxable income from 32.5% to 19% but stealthily jacks up departing Australia superannuation payments tax

Implications of the Brisbane Bears Case: Payments for use of image – PRT and other implications for all sporting codes, professional sports participants, entertainers and

One of the fundamental concepts in the GST law is attribution which determines the periods in which to account for GST liabilities and input tax

Many businesses will have a need to transfer an employee overseas for a time. This might be just a transfer from a local Australian office

The Concern Until recently, it has generally been assumed that self-managed superfunds (SMSFs) are, as a practical matter, outside the ambit of payroll tax grouping.

As noted in last month’s newsletter featuring temporary residents, Australia’s tax rules provide generous concessions and exemption for individuals that are classed as a ‘temporary