Tax News & Articles

Issue A taxpayer has applied the margin scheme when selling a vacant block of land. The Taxpayer is about to lodge the BAS and wants

An organisation contacts you to discuss its Pay-roll Tax (‘PRT’) status. The organisation is a not-for-profit and has objects that qualify it as a charitable

Many Australian investors have acquired real estate investments in the United States in recent years and in most cases they have been advised to do

On 10 June 2015, the Commissioner of Taxation issued Draft Taxation Ruling TR 2015/D2 (“TR 2015/D2”). The draft ruling explains the Commissioner’s preliminary views on

This is the first of what could be many Assessments on the newly proposed GST on digital downloads. It is important to realise the significance

When a company or its owners are seeking to access the small business CGT concessions it can be important to be able to determine with

It is common to find that a family small business is conducted by one legal entity (“the trading entity”) and for family assets to be

We had an interesting matter cross our desk recently regarding a stamp duty exemption/concession for the purchase of a principal place of residence by persons

Is your client considering subdividing their property? With the rezoning of land on the urban growth zones and the move towards higher density living, it

There are plenty of tax issues and traps in assisting clients with divorce settlements. Have the assets been tax-effected to give a ‘real’ picture of