Last year, we released a 5-part series alerting that “Trust distributions are under ATO attack – the time to act is NOW”. We had indicated
Australia will reopen its international borders on Monday 21 February 2022, after one of the strictest and longest travel bans since the start of COVID-19
The Federal Government has announced that they will ensure that COVID-19 testing expenses are tax deductible for testing taken by individuals to attend a place
The events that led up to Djokovic leaving Australia on the evening of 16 January 2022, only hours before he was due to play in
The surge in Omicron cases has greatly affected Australia’s health system, logistics, agricultural and retail sectors due to staff shortages in the workplace. Until recently,
This week, we wrap up our series on section 100A. We provide a recap of our series and consider the section 100A tax risk in
On 9 December 2021, the Office of the Inspector-General and Taxation Ombudsman (“IGTO”) announced the commencement of three new review investigations on the following areas:
Although the Fair Work Commission has seemed to take an employer friendly approach when dealing with challenges to employer vaccination mandates over the last 12
This week in our section 100A series, we consider the third primary defence to section 100A, which is to show that the agreement was not a “reimbursement
This week in our section 100A series, we consider the second primary defence to section 100A, which is to show that there was no “agreement” that could
Last week we introduced section 100A and recommended that those who are assisting with trusts act immediately to manage the section 100A tax risk, as
Section 100A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) applies to trust reimbursements. Now over 40 years old and often forgotten, this provision is a very
Cryptocurrency (“Crypto”), a digital asset in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of additional units and verify transactions on a blockchain, is
Have I become an Australian tax resident during COVID-19? Is it a problem for me that I have stayed in Australia longer than intended? When
Given the variety of complex legal considerations that are involved in a tax dispute and the ever-changing nature of the Australian tax landscape/the evolving views
The case of Mulley v Hayes [2021] FCA 1111 raises issues regarding the jurisdiction of the Federal Court in defamation matters. More specifically, the case
On 17 September 2021, the ATO issued taxpayer alert TA 2021/2: Disguising undeclared foreign income as gifts or loans from related overseas entities. The alert describes the
Can Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations For Staff? With lockdowns in New South Wales and Victoria likely to continue until October 2021 and State Premiers saying
You may have heard about the latest COVID-19 safety measure to be introduced – rapid antigen testing (RA testing). It has been introduced as part
Case law has been particularly influential of late in broadening Australia’s understanding of when employers can and can’t mandate a vaccine, and when they can
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