Posts

341 | Resident Director

A resident director usually fulfills just one specific role. And that is to meet the ASIC requirement that one director of a private Australian company must reside in Australia.

share buyback

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.

Bucket or Holding Company

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.

trust income streaming

97 | Trust Income Streaming

Trust income streaming is an important feature of non-fixed trusts. Here is Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare with the details.

CGT Rollovers When Restructuring

78 | CGT Rollover

A CGT rollover might be a great option when you can't get your hands onto a small business CGT concession. Here is Adrian Bailey of Cleary Hoare with the details.

74 | Small Business CGT Concessions

The small business CGT concessions are one of the most generous tax concessions in Australia. Adrian Bailey of Cleary Hoare will guide you through the details.

Basic Conditions When Selling Shares or Units

71 | New Basic Conditions When Selling Shares or Units

The basic conditions for small business CGT concessions have tightened. Adrian Bailey of Cleary Hoare will walk you through the changes.

How to exit

67 | How to Exit

How do you exit our practice?  What do most practitioners do?  We asked Steven Fine of Growth Focus to walk us through the options you have. 

Div 7A loans

50 | Div 7A Loans

Div 7A loans are tricky but there are ways out.  As Peter Adams of Augmentors in Sydney will tell you.

Earnout Arrangements

49 | Earnout Arrangements

Most professional practices sell with an earnout arrangement. Patrick Huang of Argyle Lawyers will tell you how to treat these for tax purposes.

How To Buy an Accounting Practice

48 | How To Buy an Accounting Practice

At the very start it sounds easy. You just go and buy what you need. But it isn't easy.  Steven Fine of Growth Focus will walk you through the process.

Offshoring to the Philippines

44 | Offshoring to the Philippines

Offshoring has a negative connotation. But it doesn't have to be this way. Mike O'Hagan of Mike's Buiness Tours will show you the options you have.

legal issues when buying or selling a business

42 | Legal Issues When Buying or Selling a Business

Buying or selling a business? Common pitfalls are not rocket science but easily overlooked. Patrick Huang of Argyle Lawyers will guide you around these.

How to sell my accounting practice

38 | How To Sell My Accounting Practice

If you want to sell your accounting practice, do you know how? Steven Fine of Growth Focus runs you through the process with valuable advice on the way.

35 | Improving the Small Business CGT Concessions ED

"Improving the Small Business CGT Concessions" is the title of a new exposure draft. Patrick Huang of Argyle Lawyers will walk you through the details.

Debt or Equity

32 | Debt or Equity

Is it debt or equity? Scott Treatt of Pitcher Partners will walk you through Div 974 that governs the classification of debt and equity.

offshore tax havens

26 | Offshore Tax Havens

How do you set up shop in an offshore tax haven? Ben Sewell of Sewell & Kettle shows you what it takes and a few more things along the way.

Bywater

8 | The Story Behind the Bywater Case

We have all heard of Bywater, but what actually happened? How was it set up? And how did the ATO find out about it? Here is Robert Campbell of McLeod Campbell & Associates with more.

Australia's tax residency rules

6 | Australia’s Tax Residency Rules are Broken

Something as fundamental as tax residency should result in a clear answer. But it doesn't. Too hard as Clint Harding of Arnold Block Leibler will argue. 

tax residency

5 | Tax Residency of Individuals & Companies

Tax residency is the gateway to the Australian taxation system. Robert Campbell of McLeod Campbell will walk you the ground rules around residency.

Articles

Passively Held Assets

74 | Passively Held Assets

Passively held assets can still qualify for the small business CGT concession. They may if used in the business of a related entity.
UPE in the Maximum Net Asset Value Test

69 | UPE in the Maximum Net Asset Value Test

How do you treat a UPE in the maximum net asset value test? Do you include it? And if yes for which entity?
The 4 Small Business CGT Concessions

68 | The 4 Small Business CGT Concessions

The 4 small business CGT concessions are a huge tax concession. They can save our clients a lot of tax, hence money. They can change a life. 
Active Asset Test

67 | Active Asset Test

The active asset test is an important part of the basic conditions to qualify for the small business CGT concessions. 
Subdiv 152-E

66 | Subdiv 152-E

The rollover relief in subdiv 152-E is often overlooked. After all, it isn't an exemption but only a rollover. But 152-E deserves more attention.
Subdiv 122- B

65 | Subdiv 122-B

Subdiv 122-B is the equivalent to Subdiv 122-A. 122-B provides rollover relief when changing from a partnership to a company.
Subdiv 122- A

64 | Subdiv 122- A

Subdiv 122-A ITAA97 is about changing a business from a sole trader or trust to a company. 
Div 7a

63 | Div 7A Basics

Div 7a is one of the most common issues we run into when working with private companies. How does Div 7A actually work? 
15-Year Exemption

62 | 15-Year Exemption

The small business 15-year exemption is the most generous of the four small business CGT concessions.
Structuring Business and Wealth

61 | Structuring Business and Wealth

When structuring business and wealth, tax is just one part of the equation. It is a balancing act of many objectives. And a question of priorities.
CGT Concession Stakeholder

59 | CGT Concession Stakeholder

The concept of a CGT concession stakeholder is fundamental to claiming a small business CGT concession involving a company or trust. 
unit trusts fixed

42 | Are Unit Trusts Fixed

A unit trust is a very common feature in Australia. Most widely held trusts are unit trusts. But when are unit trusts fixed trusts and when not?