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Productivity Commission Corporate Tax Reform Proposal

The Australian Productivity Commission has released an interim report proposing significant reforms to Australia's corporate tax system, including a reduction in the corporate tax rate to 20% for companies with revenue...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Tariff volatility: protecting your profits

Tariff volatility in 2025 is reshaping global trade and presents a range of challenges to businesses who operate globally.

Australia International

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

How President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" Will Impact Businesses In Australia

Retaliatory tax provisions contained in H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that recently passed the US House of Representatives, if enacted, would drastically impact common cross-border transactions, including US operations of foreign multinational groups and inbound investments.

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K&L Gates LLP

Mid May Tax Update

Update on key developments in taxation law for accountants and participants in the tax advice industry up to mid-May.

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Pointon Partners

ATO GST reporting changes

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Worrells

End of April Tax Update

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Pointon Partners

Common Employee or not? When grouping provisions do not apply

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Pointon Partners

Mid-March 2025 – Tax Update

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Pointon Partners

Changes in the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding

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Bennett & Philp Lawyers

Proposed $6.7 billion Hydrogen Production Tax Incentive for renewable hydrogen

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Podcast: TaxLand with Fletch and Sarah – Lessons from Nerang Subdivision Pty Ltd: GST registration in large scale residential property developments

Australia Real Estate

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Cooper Grace Ward

Podcast: TaxLand with Fletch and Sarah – Automotive Invest Pty Limited v Commissioner of Taxation: The High Court looks at the difference between purpose, motive and means for the Gosford Classic Car Museum.

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Cooper Grace Ward

Top 8 Challenges Of Doing Business In Australia

Australia Commercial

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TMF Group BV

Private Equity Tax Update - June 2024

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Alvarez & Marsal

Australia's Workplace Thresholds And Limits For The New Financial Year

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Aboriginal Death in Police Custody Alice Springs

Australia Criminal

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Visa Rules When Changing Employer Sponsors

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

A Key Issue For The Federal Election 2025

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Tax Bites: Australian Tax Podcast Series

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When Does A Company "Incur" A Tax Debt For The Purposes Of A Claim Under Section 588G?

Section 588G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) imposes a positive duty on company directors to stop a company they control from incurring a debt once it has become insolvent.

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Vincent Young

Build-To-Rent - Australian Income Tax Concessions: Foundations Laid, But Potential Cracks And Missing Features May Yet Plague A Promising Development

Implementing these measures is a positive foundation for BTR - facilitating the delivery of BTR projects is critical to addressing some of the housing shortages in Australia.

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K&L Gates LLP

Build-To-Rent: Do The Proposed Tax Incentives Go Far Enough?

On 9 April 2024, the Australian Government released the exposure draft to reduce the managed investment trust (MIT) withholding tax rate from 30% to 15%.

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Alvarez & Marsal

Successful Deal Integration – Putting Tax At The Centre

The deal has just completed. Everyone is high fiving one another. The deal team can scour the web for their deal toy, enjoy a well-earned break or move onto the next project.

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Alvarez & Marsal

Victorian Government Announces Commercial And Industrial Property Tax Reform

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Alvarez & Marsal

Lance v Commissioner of Taxation [2024] AATA 11: GST on sale of property

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

State Revenue Offices update on payroll tax for medical practices

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PCL Lawyers

How to benefit from the fringe benefit tax exemption for electric vehicles

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

High Court of Australia rules Victoria's electric road-user tax unconstitutional

Australia Government

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PCL Lawyers

It Depends – I have received a Director Penalty Notice, what are my options?

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Cooper Grace Ward

WA Regulation Of Performance Security In Contracts

Australia Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

BTR Series Part 10: BTR And Investment Structuring - What Do Investors Need To Know Now?

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K&L Gates LLP

Mastermind of Australia's biggest tax fraud receives lengthy prison sentence

Australia Criminal

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

It Depends – Are directors personally liable for company tax debts?

Australia Commercial

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Cooper Grace Ward

WA Regulation Of Performance Security In Contracts

All participants in the construction industry should be aware of legislative provisions that apply to performance security in more recent construction contracts for projects in Western Australia...

Australia Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

BTR Series Part 10: BTR And Investment Structuring - What Do Investors Need To Know Now?

In this final Part 10 of our build-to-rent (BTR) series, we identify some key investment structuring challenges for investors in new BTR assets in Australia, and consider how investors may be able to overcome some of them.,..

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K&L Gates LLP

Mastermind of Australia's biggest tax fraud receives lengthy prison sentence

The Plutus Payroll tax fraud involved misappropriating $105 million from a company which managed payroll for businesses.

Australia Criminal

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

It Depends – Are directors personally liable for company tax debts?

This edition of 'It Depends' discusses whether company directors can be liable for the company's tax debts.

Australia Commercial

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Cooper Grace Ward

BTR Series Part 4: Affordable Housing And Key Worker Housing—What Role Do These Play In The BTR Solution?

Australia Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

Director Penalty Regime

Any moratoria in place since COVID-19 is now at an end. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has reverted back to recovering outstanding tax liabilities.

Australia Commercial

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Vincent Young

Update: Director Penalty Notices (DPNs)

Directors are responsible for ensuring that the company tax and super obligations are reported and paid on time.

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BRI Ferrier

Director penalty notices have arrived!

With only 21 days to deal with a director penalty notice, company directors should immediately consider their options.

Australia Insolvency

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Worrells

Poor tax compliance history and its effects on the ability of a company to restructure

A company's consistent compliance history could play a major role in their ability to restructure if necessary.

Australia Insolvency

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Worrells

Federal government makes electric vehicles exempt from fringe benefits tax

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Moore Australia

ATO investigates 40,000 Aussies over alleged tax fraud scheme

Australia Criminal

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

ATO resumes pursuit of unpaid taxes following easing of COVID-19 restrictions

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ClarkeKann Lawyers

Retirement villages, aged care and GST

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Moore Australia

What is the future for Fuel Tax Credits after COP 26?

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Moore Australia

Property and Taxes - GST lessons for all property transactions

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Moore Australia

It Depends – Is there duty payable on the sale of my business?

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Cooper Grace Ward

Property and taxes - subdivisions and developments

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Moore Australia

What tax risks do I take on when I become a company director? (Updated)

Australia Commercial

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Williams + Hughes

GST in sales contracts – Get it right or you could regret it

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FC Lawyers

COVID-19 Alert – Confirmed extension to insolvent trading moratorium

Australia Insolvency

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Osborn Law

Combating illegal phoenixing

Australia Insolvency

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Osborn Law

Company directors – managing your taxation obligations

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Holding Redlich

Rethinking tax reform – It is now or never

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McCullough Robertson

Asset protection in a global pandemic

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McCullough Robertson

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Cooper Grace Ward

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