Estate and Trust practitioners, together with accountants, will no doubt recall the hype and sheer panic in the market towards the end of 2019 caused
Introduction You want (or have been told) to create a trust. Do you know why? And if you know why, do you know how? If your
Introduction Even in divorce, a little tax planning can mean satisfying your child maintenance obligations tax-effectively. Who benefits? A Child Maintenance Trust offers tax benefits
Without expert advice, franchising can be risky business so it is important to be aware of the possible risks associated with the process prior to
Franchising is without doubt a popular model for owning and operating a business in Australia. When buying a franchise, a prospective franchisee will receive a
As a franchisor, do you always follow the Code? Read on to find out how it all went wrong for Geowash and what you need
There is a general presumption that once a Court makes a final order or judgment for a company to be wound up in insolvency, there
Introduction Australia taxes you differently depending on whether you are an Australian tax resident or a non-resident. These differences can make a significant impact on
Employment Law Folklore No. 1 From time to time an employer has an employee who fails to attend work for one or more days, with
Business owners and managers will know that finding the right person for a role can be difficult and time consuming. Once the right person is
In 2017, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) was amended to impose stricter obligations on employers to keep employee time and wage records. The amendments have also
On Friday, 29 November the Coleman Greig Women in Business community gathered at Rydges Hotel, Norwest in support of men’s health and raised over $6,000 for Movember!
In March 2018, the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa (“TSS visa”) replaced the popular 457 visa. Since then, the Morrison government has attempted to
Woolworths recently joined an ever-growing club of businesses, including Wesfarmers, Qantas, Commonwealth Bank and Super Retail Group self-reporting employee underpayments to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Throughout the life of your business, you will have employees take parental leave. It is important to know what their parental leave entitlements are, so
If you are purchasing an off-the-plan apartment, you probably have some concerns, and rightly so – as there has been plenty of negative news in
Grouping provisions under the Payroll Taxation Act 2007 (“the Act”) are often misunderstood. Some common misconceptions are that the grouping provisions only apply to employers
Estate Planners will need to give careful consideration as to how to best handle the impact of the proposed amendments to the Duties Act 1997 &
Where a party has not provided full and frank disclosure of their financial affairs in family law proceedings, a way to obtain these financial documents
There is currently a bill before the NSW parliament that deems all discretionary/family trusts to be ‘foreign persons’. The effect of this deeming is that
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