Land tax is an area that Revenue NSW is regularly targeting in their audits and investigations. In our Tax & Super practice, we have advised and worked with a number of clients on two common land tax exemptions – the principal place of residence exemption and the primary production exemption.
A recent judgement delivered by the New South Wales District Court in Puntoriero v Higgins [2025] NSWDC 244 reminds us of the importance of documenting commercial transactions to prevent lengthy and costly litigation.
In 2018, it was reported that 1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men had experienced violence from an intimate partner. By 2022, this had increased to 1 in 4 women and 1 in 14 men.
As the property landscape in NSW continues to evolve, the government has introduced a major set of reforms aimed at enhancing the management, transparency, and accountability of strata schemes.
While many modern awards state that termination entitlements are payable within 7 days of termination, recent case law has stressed that statutory entitlements must be paid on the day of termination.
With the Labor Party’s win at the recent federal election, there’s been growing speculation in the media that the Albanese government will re-introduce and seek passage of the “Division 296 Bill” into law soon.
The Commercial Team at Coleman Greig Lawyers have been assisting clients with a recent surge in sophisticated scam emails impersonating trade mark attorneys and IP professionals.
The verdict is in! In a decision handed down this week, the Commissioner of Taxation’s appeal in a dispute with Bendel has been thrown out by the Federal Court
When a Family Law dispute hits the court, one of, if not the most important, individuals in the outcome is the Judge who will determine it. However, it isn’t uncommon for one of the parties to dislike the Judge involved.
Heading overseas for work or a holiday? Taxation issues, including tax residency, should be on front of mind when departing from or arriving to Australia. Why? Because the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) can follow your footprints and, if you’re not careful, spring unexpected taxes on you.
Securing intellectual property (IP) is critical in today’s competitive and increasingly digital landscape. From innovative startups to established enterprises, big or small, safeguarding your business’ intellectual assets can help ensure sustained competitiveness, legal protection and set you up to capitalise on your unique creations.
To successfully defend an unfair dismissal claim, an employer must be able to satisfy the Fair Work Commission (FWC) that the dismissal was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
Learn about the crucial steps in implementing an effective Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) for underperforming employees.
This blog outlines the Fringe Benefit Tax Exemption for electric vehicles, and how employers and employees can capitalise.
The Federal Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Bill 2023 (the Bill) to Parliament. The Bill, amongst other things, proposes the creation of a new deductible gift recipient (DGR) category for “community charity funds.”
The Federal Government has introduced the Small Business and Charities Bill 2023[1] to parliament. The Bill proposes a cap on the taxation of ‘general’ non-arms-length expenses (NALE) at the highest marginal tax rate of 45% for eligible superannuation funds. The changes apply to expenses incurred on or after 1 July 2018.
A recent decision of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) in Oliver Hume[1] has called into question the ‘conventional wisdom’ that participating investors to a capital raise for property developments shouldn’t cause landholder duty issues for those investors.
Employee share schemes continue to be an area of focus for the ATO with the release of two Taxation Determinations, TD2022/4 and TD2022/8.
Coleman Greig is delighted to announce the firm has been recognised in Australia’s Best Workplaces 2021.
It’s that time again – From 1 July 2021, Australia’s superannuation guarantee (SG) will increase from 9.5% to 10%. Adjustment to the SG rate is
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