A ’round-up’ of the Federal Legislative Tax Program as at 29 July 2021 – Acts, Bills, exposure drafts, consultations, reviews and ATO guidance

This article has a round-up the Federal Legislative Tax Program as at 29 July 2021 including Acts, Bills, exposure drafts, consultations, reviews and ATO guidance. See below for further details. [Tax Month – July 2021]     The attached round-up covers the following. Key Acts enacted prior to December 2020 Key Acts enacted since December…

ASIC v MobiSuper Pty Ltd & Ors – Court finds former super trustee failed to act efficiently, honestly and fairly (outsourcing and preventing misrepresentations)

The Federal Court has ruled that Tidswell Financial Services Ltd breached s 912A(1)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 by failing to act efficiently, honestly and fairly when providing financial services under its AFS licence in relation to a super fund by outsourcing and failing to prevent misrepresentations. See below for further details. [Tax Month – July…

Corporate Superannuation accounts – ASIC alleges ‘fees for no service’ against against 6 AMP companies ($600k on 1,500 accounts)

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against six companies that are, or were, part of the AMP Limited group, alleging these entities charged fees to 1,500 customers, for no service on corporate superannuation accounts, collecting over $600,000. See below for further details. [Tax Month – July 2021]     ASIC sues…

State & Territory Covid relief – ‘technical issues’ considered

There are technical questions that arise, for the NSW Covid lockdown relief (and for other States & Territories, with their equivalent benefits) – things like ‘aggregate annual turnover’; ‘decline in turnover’; ‘maintain employee headcount on 13.7.21’; ‘NSW weekly payroll’ and ‘total annual Australian wages’. There is guidance on this and it’s improving – but it’s…

Good summary of NSW COVID-19 support measures for businesses, sole traders and not-for-profit organisations (at 29.7.21) with links to Victorian & South Australian equivalent relief

There has been a quick succession of improvements in the level of, and eligibility for, COVID support packages for lockdown affected individuals and businesses – funded Federally, for individuals and jointly by the affected State/Territory and the Federal Government. The serious and extended lockdown in NSW, then a shorter one in Victoria (the two biggest…