329 | Pitch Your Nitch
Pitch your nitch – if this was easy, we would all be doing it. But it isn’t. So let this episode give you some food for thought.
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US 13 | US Taxation of Australian SMSFs
For US citizens living in Australia, the US taxation of Australian SMSFs is a huge question.
328 | Duplex Development
Putting a duplex development onto a site that was previously a main residence can throw a lot of tax issues at you.
327 | Duplex Development Brainstorming
In this duplex development brainstorming session let’s talk about the tax implications of duplex developments.
326 | Tax Deducting Your Home Loan
Can you still claim the main residence exemption while tax deducting your home loan?
325 | Property Development 101
How should you structure a property development project for tax purposes? Here is Andrew Andreyev of Andreyev Lawyers with some thoughts.
324 | Default Beneficiary
A default beneficiary might save your trustee from paying top marginal tax rates on trust income and capital gains – without a 50% CGT discount.
323 | Missing Trust Distributions
Missing trust distributions can cost you a lot of money unless you have a default beneficiary.
US 12 | Australian Trust Holds LLC
For an expansion into the US is it best if your Australian trust holds LLC interests directly? Rather than going through a C-Corp?
321 | Outbound Investments
How to avoid tax leakage and double taxation when you expand your business overseas?
320 | Inbound Investments
Inbound investments have implications for Australian tax. Clint Harding of Arnold Bloch Leibler in Sydney will tell you what they are.
US 9 | Australian Companies in US Returns
How do you show Australian companies in US returns? Seth Hertz of US Expat Tax has the answer.
319 | Cross-Border Royalties
Cross-border royalties – what do you need to look out for when your client pays royalties to an entity overseas?
US 8 | LLC or C-Corp
As a non-US tax resident, should you run your US business through an LLC or C-Corp?
318 | To Block Or Not To Block
To block or not to block – that is the question Clint Harding and Alex Rasmussen will discuss with you in this episode.
US 7 | US Corporations
When your clients expand into the US, here are the types of US corporations to choose from.
317 | International Taxation 101
Here are 7 important concepts in international tax. Understand those and you got the basics.
316 | Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers is about bookkeepers helping bookkeepers helping clients.
315 | Private Ancillary Funds
A Private Ancillary Fund allows you to claim a tax deduction while still retaining some control of the trust funds.
314 | Child Maintenance Trust Questions
In this episode Patrick Huang will go through 10 child maintenance trust questions you sent in.
313 | Building on Land You Don’t Own
When would you consider building on land you don’t own? Here are three scenarios.
312 | Business Break Ups
Here is Scott McKenzie with 7 factors that make a business breakup easy or hard.
311 | Who Gets The Family Home
What happens to your family home when your parents die? Here are Amanda Morton and Paul Goldin with some insights.
310 | Who Gets The Beach House
Who gets the beach house? What are the advantages of moving it to a testamentary trust?
309 | Child Maintenance Trust
A child maintenance trust can save you a lot of tax but it comes at a huge cost as Simon Bacon of Manby & Scott will tell you.
308 | When the ATO Calls
What do you do when the ATO calls you because one of your clients hasn’t paid their BAS and IAS?
307 | ERP Questions
In our last episode with Jeri Wambeek of WAO Connect we discussed ERP systems with you. In this episode, let’s ask Jeri three listener questions about ERP.
UPDATE 30 | Queensland COVID-19 Business Support
Queensland COVID-19 business support ranges from $10,000 to $30,000 for employing business.
306 | ERP Systems
ERP systems are different to Xero in four ways. Here is Jeri Wambeek of WAO Connect with the details.
UPDATE 28 | NSW Covid-19 Business Support
There are three NSW Covid-19 business support grants. Let’s look at the 12 conditions they all share.
305 | GST-Free Sale of Farm Land
How do you buy farmland as a GST-free ‘going concern’? Here is Geoff Stein of BWS Lawyers in Sydney with the details.
304 | Structure Property Development
How should you structure property development?
303 | Unfair Contract Case Study
Here is an unfair contract case study to show you how the unfair contract term provisions work.
302 | Unfair Contract Terms
The unfair contract term provisions might help you to get out of an unfair contract.
301 | PSI Rules
PSI or PSB? The answer can cost or save you tax. Here is Andrew Henshaw of Velocity Legal in Melbourne with the details.
Update 27 | What changed on 1 July 2021
What changed on 1 July 2021? No rock the boat changes but still important to know. Here are 11 changes to look out for.
299 | Pre-CGT Shares and Company Assets
The CGT treatment of pre-CGT shares and company assets keeps causing confusion, so here is a handy overview.
298 | Structure a Farming Business
When you structure a farming business, there are many factors to consider. Asset protection, flexible timing of distribution, income tax, capital gains tax
297 | Accountants in the Cannabis Industry
Accountants in the Cannabis industry can shape and help grow a booming industry that is still in its infant shoes.
296 | Australian Cannabis Industry
The Australian cannabis industry is highly regulated but an emerging market with huge opportunities.
295 | Farm Succession
Farm succession is all about avoiding surprises. And you do that by dealing with it during your lifetime.
294 | Work-related Self-Education Expenses
In December 2020 Treasury issued a discussion paper labelled “Education and Training expense deductions for individuals”.
293 | Opportunity Cost of Saving Tax
The cost of paying less tax is about opportunity cost. What do you miss out on when you focus too hard on saving tax?
UPDATE 26 | 2021/22 Federal Budget
This year’s budget is about stimulating growth in a post-COVID world. Andrew Henshaw will discuss these with you in this episode.
292 | Vendor Finance Arrangements
The sale of professional services firms often include a vendor finance arrangements, but beware the fineprint.
291 | Inventory Management Software
Xero and Shopify come with inventory management software – a simple one, but one nevertheless. How far can they take you?
290 | Structure a Hobby Farm
How do you structure a hobby farm in the most tax effective way? Here is Andrew Henshaw of Velocity Legal with more.
289 | LRBA Timing
The timing of the declaration of trust over the LRBA property is crucial. Here is Geoff Stein of BWS Laywers with more.
288 | Taxation of IP
The taxation of IP is about CGT, depreciation, instant asset write-offs and tax incentives. Here is Melissa McGrath with more details.
287 | Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is a right. It is only property as such to the extent you have a right to it. Here is Melissa McGrath with more.
286 | Expand Into New Zealand
How to you expand into New Zealand? What GST and income tax implications does this have? Here is Mike Reddy of NZTax.com.au.
285 | Expand Overseas
What happens to your tax position when you expand overseas? Here is Clint Harding of Arnold Bloch Leibler in Sydney with the anwer.
284 | Investing in Overseas Shares
Investing in overseas shares through a company can result in withholding tax leakage as Clint Harding of Arnold Bloch Leibler will tell you.
283 | Two Drunk Accountants
How do you do an accounting podcast? Dan Osborne and Tim Garth of ‘The Two Drunk Accountants’ tell you in this episode.
282 | CATS Accountants
In some ways CATS Accountants is just a normal practice with a turnover of $1m. But in other ways they are quite unique and unusual.
281 | Child Support Payments
Child support payments – what to look out for? Simon Bacon of Manby & Scott is a family law lawyer specialising in child support arrangements, so perfect to ask how child support works.
US 6 | US Stimulus Cheques
How do you treat the US stimulus cheques in Australian tax returns? Seth Hertz of US Expat Tax in Sydney will give you the answer.
280 | Property Development within an SMSF
Property development within an SMSF can be done but is fraught with danger as Bryce Figot of DBA Lawyers will tell you.
279 | Losses Need an FTE
Is it always true that losses need an FTE? Let’s talk about when an FTE makes sense and when it doesn’t.
278 | Testamentary Trust Questions
In this episode Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare in Brisbane goes through ten of your testamentary trust questions.
277 | Top 10 Podcasts for Australian Accountants
Finally, the last episode for 2020 – the Top 10 Podcasts for Australian Accountants 2021.
UPDATE 25 | Testamentary Trust Law Change
There has been a significant testamentary trust law change affecting how distributions to minors are taxed.
276 | Going AWOL
Will going AWOL save you money? What happens when your company keeps trading but ignores all ASIC and tax debts?
275 | Tax Software
Tax software doesn’t get much limelight. But in this episode with Alan Fitzgerald it will.
274 | Director Penalty Notices
Director penalty notices are the ATO’s tax collection tool of last resort to get what they are owed – by going straight for a director’s personal assets.
273 | Trust Reporting
If you look at the work done in your practice, chances are trusts – especially discretionary trusts – take up a disproportionate amount of time.
272 | Company Capital
For small to medium companies the size and type of company capital usually doesn’t matter. But sometimes it does.
271 | Company Constitutions
What is the difference between company constitutions and shareholder agreements? Should you just have one or do you need both?
270 | How to Save Land Tax
In this episode Geoff Stein of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers in Sydney will discuss 3 ways to save land tax.
269 | Intern or Employee
How do you tell whether somebody is an intern or employee? Where does an intern stop and employee start?
268 | How To Save Stamp Duty
In this episode Geoff Stein of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers in Sydney will discuss ways with you to reduce stamp duty.
267 | Share Buyback
Any company can do a share buyback. The question is just whether it should. Here is Emily Pritchard of ACIS with more.
266 | Tax Deduct Your Home Loan
There are two ways you can tax deduct your home loan, but they aren’t what you probably think.
265 | Home-Based Business CGT
Is your home-based business CGT safe? Or will you be hit with a huge tax bill when you sell your family home?
264 | Common Trust Deed Issues
In this episode Emily Pritchard of ACIS walks you through 9 common issues around trust deeds.
UPDATE 24 | Avoid Foreign Trust Status
This is urgent. Act before 31 December 2020 to avoid foreign trust status by default for discretionary trusts holding residential property in NSW.
263 | In Connection With Your Retirement
Qualifying for the 15 year exemption depends on you passing the ‘in connection with your retirement’ hurdle.
UPDATE 23 | The Budget
Here are the 10 most important tax concessions announced on budget night 6 October 2020.
261 | How To Avoid s109T
s109T is an issue when the recipient of a Div 7A loan isn’t a shareholder but minimum yearly repayments are financed via a dividend.
UPDATE 22 | Eichmann Decision
The Full Federal Court has overturned the Federal Court’s Eichmann Decision. Here is Andrew Henshaw of Velocity Legal in Melbourne with more.
259 | The Eichmann Case
What exactly does it mean for an asset to be used in the course of carrying on a business? This is the question the Eichmann case brought before the courts.
258 | Tech Stack
Your tech stack can be a waste of money or can propel you to the next level. It all depends on how you built it to do what.
257 | Find a Niche and They Will Come
To find a niche and grow a community in that niche will allow you to exponentially grow, as Aly Garrett in Adelaide will tell you.
256 | Retirement Villages
Retirement villages come with long and confusing contracts in tow. Here is John Saunders with some insights.
255 | Family Provision Claims
Here is Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare about what happened with the family provision claim in the Marsella case and how to avoid it.
254 | SMSF Trustee Discretion
The Marsella case changed forever how SMSF trustee discretion is exercised. Here is Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare with more.
Update 21 | Jobkeeper 2.1
Jobkeeper 2.1 has two significant changes to Jobkeeper 2.0. What these are, Andrew Henshaw of Velocity Legal in Sydney will tell you in this episode.
253 | Pre-CGT Company Assets After Death
What happens to pre-CGT company assets at the death of the original shareholder? Here is Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare with the answer.
252 | Special Disability Trusts
What is a special disability trust? What can or can’t it do? And why would you set one up? Here is John Saunders with some answers.
251 | The Cost of Marketing
How much does it actually cost to build you a proper funnel that brings you clients?
250 | Lead Funnel for Accountants
In this episode Nathan Watt of Watson & Watt will tell you how he designed his lead funnel and grew to 100 client groups within 3 years.
249 | How to Design Your Website
In this episode Melissa Donnelly shares 12 insights about website design that you can apply to your own website.
UPDATE 20 | Jobkeeper Changes
The upcoming Jobkeeper changes will affect whether you continue to qualify and how much you get if you do.
UPDATE 19 | COVID-19 Restructuring
The current COVID-19 crisis might make more businesses eligible for the small business CGT concessions due to lower market values.
247 | Bucket or Holding Company
Bucket company to the side or interposed holding company? Here is Geoff Stein of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers with some insights.
UPDATE 18 | COVID-19 Debt Hibernation
COVID-19 debt hibernation: All debts put into a box and locked up until 24 September 2020. Here is Ben Sewell of Sewell & Kettle with more.
UPDATE 17 | COVID-19 Tenancy Law
COVID-19 tenancy law is fuzzy, so it all comes down to negotiation or – if you can’t agree – the tribunals, as Ben Sewell will tell you in this episode.
UPDATE 16 | COVID-19 Insolvency Law
COVID-19 insolvency law is to help you survive. To get through this crisis alive. Here is Ben Sewell of Sewell & Kettle with the details.
246 | Accounting Expo Tours
Accounting expo tours are a new idea and a good one. Here are Amy Holdsworth and Ian Walker of Clarity Street with more.
245 | Peripheral Apps for Accountants
What apps you would put around the core apps of your accounting practice? Amy Holdsworth and Ian Walker with more.
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