302 | Unfair Contract Terms
The unfair contract term provisions might help you to get out of an unfair contract.
Posts
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.
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.
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.
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?
269 | Intern or Employee
How do you tell whether somebody is an intern or employee? Where does an intern stop and employee start?
262 | Declaring a Dividend
Declaring a dividend is not that straight forward. There are 5 steps to run through. And heavy penalties await if you get this wrong.
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.
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.
UPDATE 13 | COVID-19 Contract Law
What happens to contract law during COVID-19? Here is Geoff Stein of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers in Sydney with some insights.
UPDATE 12 | COVID-19 Employment Law
Things have become more flexible under COVID-19. In this episode Ben Thompson of Employment Hero will tell you how.
UPDATE 11 | Employment Law Before COVID-19
What did employment law before COVID-19 look like? Here is Damien Gooden of HR Central with some insights.
210 | Asset Protection
The more assets, the more asset protection you need. Here is Geoff Stein of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers in Sydney with more.
156 | Trust 101 – Part II
Here is Part II of Paul Goldin's overview of simple mistakes that are easy to avoid but even easier to make - Trust 101 Part II.
142 | RG 146
RG 146 is an ASIC regulation listing the minimum training you need to give financial advice. Here is Mark Sinclair of Mentor Education.
139 | Incoterms
Incoterms are pre-defined commercial terms. Simon Dorevitch of A & A Tax Legal Consulting will tell you what they mean.
135 | Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship
Peter Bobbin of Argyle Lawyers will talk about enduring power of attorney and enduring guardianship. Listen in to know their difference.
116 | Property vs Shares
Property vs shares - how are they taxed differently? Bob Deutsch, Senior Tax Counsel of The Tax Institute, pursues this question.
115 | Life and Remainder Interest
A life and remainder interest is often used in a testamentary setting. Here is Michael McCarthy of Tax & Super Australia with more.
113 | Binding Death Benefit Nomination
Binding death benefit nominations are an important part of SMSF succession. Daniel Butler of DBA Lawyers will tell you more.
93 | New Safe Harbour for Directors
The new safe harbour rules for directors aim to change the insolvency culture in Australia. Ben Sewell of Sewell & Kettle will give you the details.
92 | Phoenix Activity
Phoenix activity is a common phenomenon in the Australian tax ecosystem. Ben Sewell of Sewell & Kettle will tell you how phoenixing works.
62 | Electronic Signatures
What is legally valid when signed electronically? Christine Ecob and Georgina Xiradis of JWS will walk you through the legal framework.
36 | Common Reporting Standards
Tax havens start talking to the ATO thanks to the new Common Reporting Standards. Ben Sewell of Sewell & Kettle provides a helpful overview.
19 | Sole Purpose Test
According to the ATO the sole purpose test is the most commonly breached rule. Manoj Abichandani of Online SMSF Auditor discusses the issue.
18 | Family Law
To sort out the tax side of a relationship breakdown, it helps to understand the legal side. Here is Angelina Torrisi of Family Law Practice.
Articles
53 | Ryan Wealth v Baumgartner
Ryan Wealth v Baumgartner is the latest calamity in the new practice by trustees to get the SMSF auditor to pay for dumb investment decisions.
49 | Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common
You got married and just bid on a house. Should you buy the house as joint tenants or tenants in common?
47 | Deceased Estates
When you die, everything you own will go into your deceased estate unless specifically excluded. And the devil is in these exclusions.
12 | Payment Arrangements
Payment arrangements with the ATO are expensive due to high interest rates. So best to avoid using the ATO as a bank.
11 | Director Penalty Notice
A director penalty notice allows the ATO to cut through the corporate veil of a company and go for the individuals behind it - the directors. Here is more.
10 | Taxpayer’s Charter
It might feel at times as if you have no rights against the ATO. But you do. They are listed in the Taxpayers' Charter.
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