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Wallace Partners Client Information Newsletter April 2019
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Bonus Article, Just like income tax, there is an anti-avoidance rule for GST
The GST Act contains anti-avoidance provisions that are similar to those available for income tax purposes. The rules (known as Division 165) are designed to deter schemes that would produce benefits by reducing GST payable, increasing refunds, or altering the timing of payment of GST or refunds, and are aimed directly at artificial and contrived...
Bonus Article, Tax losses and franking offsets for corporates
Companies are not entitled to a refund of franking tax offsets, however they may be able to convert them to carried forward losses in subsequent years. Companies are able to choose the amount of prior year losses they wish to deduct, after first having offset losses against net exempt income. There are however the following...
When valuations of property are important for tax
There are times when getting a valuation becomes necessary, especially to estimate the cost of transactions that are not arm’s-length or when no actual cash changes hands. A common example of this is in respect of property, and especially for transactions when a valuation is necessary for tax purposes. For example, let’s say that Humbert...
Rental travel expenses mostly off the table
The ATO recently highlighted significant non-compliance with the rules prohibiting taxpayers claiming travel expenses related to residential rental properties. Late last calendar year, the ATO revealed that it had identified 26,000 taxpayers who had incorrectly claimed deductions for travel to rental properties during tax time 2018, despite recent changes to the law in this area....
The new “consumer” rules for GST and online purchases
Australians have been taking full advantage of the offerings on the digital marketplace with gusto for years now, but it has only been relatively recently that the rules for goods and services tax (GST) have caught up. With the purchase of digital products such as the streaming or downloading of movies, apps, and e-books and...
Removing tax deductibility of ‘non-compliant’ payments
From 1 July 2019, businesses will only be able to claim deductions for payments that are made to workers (employees or contractors) when the employer has complied with the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) withholding and other tax reporting obligations for that payment. If the PAYG withholding rules require a business to withhold an amount from a payment that...
The same business test to be replaced by a “similar business” test
Among the first batch of tax legislation the government dealt with in the new year was a bill that contained changes to the “same business” test. The same business test is relevant in a number of contexts, but most particularly in determining if a company is eligible to claim deductions for past year losses, current...
Wallace Partners Client Information Newsletter March 2019
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Wallace Partners Client Information Newsletter February 2019
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