The SA District Court has ruled that a superannuation trustee breached its duty to act in the best interest of a deceased member as it failed to give proper notice of the proposed cancellation of her life insurance benefits. The applicant, as the executor for the estate of the deceased member, made a claim for $259,721…
The AAT has refused to waive a tax debt even though payment of the debt would cause a business consultant serious hardship. The taxpayer was the CEO of a former listed public company (NS) which operated a business as a satellite communications provider. The company collapsed, however, and eventually went into liquidation. The taxpayer had…
On 31 August 2021, the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee handed down its report on the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No 5) Bill 2021, which would reform reforms to the Australian Screen Production Incentive; and consequential matters arising from the corporate insolvency reforms. As you read this, it may seem ‘arid’ but it has inflamed and…
This is a good summary of the Covid-19 support packages offered by States and the Territory economically affected by their ‘lockdowns’ as at the beginning of September 2021. See below for further details. [Tax Month – September 2021] Tax Institute summary of State and Territory 2021 COVID-19 business support measures The Tax Institute…
The Government registered 2 legislative instruments on 29 April 2021 relating to the director identification regime, extending the time directors need to register so that it is now form 4 April 2021 to 30 November 2022 – beware, this is all current and future directors. See below for further details. [Tax Month – April 2021] …
In his press conference releasing the Qld Government’s COVID-19 Fiscal and Economic Review on 7 September 2020, Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick announced that he intends to “abolish” transfer duty for small businesses who wish to restructure for efficiency. He said: “… the government will abolish, we will abolish transfer duty when eligible small businesses restructure to reduce…
On Sunday 22 March 2020, the Government announced an additional $66.1bn economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This second package includes a $550 per fortnight supplement for job seekers (doubling the current payment), a further $750 stimulus payment for pensioners, cash flow payments up to $100,000 (minimum $20,000) to SME employers and…
On Friday 20.3.20, the Prime Minster today announced that the 2020-21 Federal Budget will be deferred until Tuesday 6 October 2020 (instead of May 2020 as originally scheduled) given the ongoing uncertainty surrounding financial forecasts. Mr Morrison said he has spoken to the Leader of the Opposition, and thanked him for his support of these arrangements. [Tax Month –…
On 19 February 2020, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) issued a Discussion Paper seeking feed back, by 18 March 2020, on its proposals to change the ‘continuing professional education’ (CPE) tax agents and BAS agents (amongst others) including a proposal to increase the number of hours required, by over 30%. See below for further detail.…
On 17 February 2020, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 received Royal Assent as Act No 6 of 2020 (Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Act 2020). The Bill had been introduced into Parliament on 27.11.19 (see related TT article). See below for a summary of the amendments it makes. [Tax Month…