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PQBZ v Commissioner of Taxation - a rare (partial) win for the taxpayer in the Tribunal
Saveen Mathews || February 23, 2024
In PQBZ v Commissioner of Taxation, the Applicant failed to prove he was not a tax resident of Australia but was, however, able to prove the amended assessments made by the Commissioner were excessive by approximately $3.66 million. The background The Applicant was born in Malaysia, but was a citizen of Papua New Guinea (PNG)....
Does your business need to give a modern slavery statement?
John Bennett || February 19, 2024
Co-authored by Olivia Camilleri Introduction Modern slavery can taint the supply chain of any Australian business. To mitigate this risk the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) requires certain entities and encourages others to give annual modern slavery statements to the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department. What is modern slavery? Generally modern slavery refers to serious crimes and...
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Lance v Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2024] AATA 11 (Lance)
Jack Bresnahan || February 15, 2024
In Lance, Mr Paul Lance (Applicant) contested the Commissioner’s decision that the Applicant was required to pay goods and services tax (GST) on the sale of his property in Western Australia, known as ‘Sutton Farm & Graveyard’ (Sutton Farm). The Commissioner’s decision was based on his view that the sale of Sutton Farm was a “taxable...
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Holm and Commissioner of Taxation [2023] AATA 3545 (31 October 2023)
Jack Bresnahan || February 13, 2024
Recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Tribunal) decision on factors relevant to granting extension of time for work-related texts Background On 20 October 2022, Mr Kenneth Holm (Applicant), wrote a letter to the ATO (Respondent) seeking to have his taxable income decreased by $2 for each of the income years from 1999 to 2019 (the relevant years),...
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The Closing the Loopholes Bill has passed - here's what you need to know
Victoria Quayle || February 12, 2024
The second part of the government’s Closing the Loopholes Bill was passed last week bringing in the latest significant tranche of industrial reforms to the Fair Work Act (the Act) and related legislation. Here are some key changes you need to know Right to Disconnect The National Employment Standards will now include a right for...
The Commissioner tightens compliance against SMSF Trustees, what are you doing wrong?
Saveen Mathews || January 31, 2024
Superannuation was introduced to ensure taxpayers have money set aside for their retirement alongside government support. In making contributions for your retirement, you have the option of investing your money in a: (i) registered fund, where the decisions on how your superannuation contributions are invested are made on your behalf by the registered fund’s trustee,...

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