A recent decision to issue an intractable bargaining declaration (IBD) against an employer demonstrates the requirement for employers to engage in meaningful and genuine bargaining, and to consider making compromises they can live with to avoid risk later on.
After 1 July 2025, taxpayers will no longer be able to claim a deduction for general interest charge (GIC) and shortfall interest charge (SIC), incurred in the 2025-2026 income year.
Learn about the risks of registering on the PPSR without reasonable grounds under the Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA).
Large businesses often require modern slavery clauses in commercial supply agreements that address modern slavery and human trafficking.
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.
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.
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).
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), as well as for 2020 and 2021, for deductions for an estimated 20 work-related text messages he sent each year.
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.
Superannuation was introduced to ensure taxpayers have money set aside for their retirement alongside government support.
In December 2023, the Federal Court ordered Airbnb Ireland UC (Airbnb) to pay penalties of $15 million for admitting to false or misleading representations to Australian consumers about accommodation prices. Additionally, Airbnb has undertaken to pay up to $15 million in compensation to affected consumers.
A guide to complying with ‘Unsubscribe’ under the Australian Spam Act
The Federal Government (the Government) has announced several significant changes in its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook report, released on 13 December 2023.
Michael John Hayes Trading Pty Ltd as trustee for MJH Trading Trust and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) AATA 3005 (Hayes case)
The NSW Government announced on 18 October 2023 that it is intending to introduce new laws for industrial manslaughter offences in workplaces.
When reviewing employment contracts and enterprise agreements, we routinely come across provisions requiring an employee to work on a public holiday in certain circumstances
Australian company directors are facing an increase in responsibilities as we transition further into the digital economy.
With Christmas around the corner, now is a great time for employers to consider how they can best avoid an HR hangover after the office Christmas party!
In most business sale transactions, tangible assets such as stock, furniture and equipment are easy to identify, value and justify. It is usually the intangible assets such as tradeable intellectual property, goodwill and know-how that could make or break a business. Not only is it hard to accurately value, but it can also be significantly subjective. What a seller thinks has significant value can be of little value to a buyer and vice versa.
Australian employment law has gone through substantial change over the last 12-months following amendments to the Fair Work Act.
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