Vic land tax: Frontlink Pty Ltd v Comr of State Revenue – taxpayer’s appeal dismissed re primary production exemption – failed largely on failing to discharge onus

A taxpayer has been unsuccessful in its appeal to the Victorian Supreme Court, from a decision of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which ruled that it was not entitled to the primary production land tax exemption for various properties over a number of years. The taxpayer was a land developer and lessor of land.…

Re The Study and Prevention of Psychological Diseases Foundation Incorporated and FCT – Revocation of tax exempt status applies from date of original endorsement

In Study and Prevention of Psychological Diseases Foundation v FCT [2015] FCA 1117, the Federal Court remitted this matter back to the AAT, to determine the date from which the taxpayer’s tax exempt endorsement as a charity should be revoked. On being remitted, the AAT has now determined that the revocation should apply from 1 January 2005,…