
New Trade Mark Requirements and Wine Equalisation Tax
By Katherine Vincent & Tim Graney at Johnston Withers, Lawyers, Adelaide. Holding a registered trade mark provides many benefits for a business – the ...

Tax deductions and your real estate investment
By Robert Moore, MSI Taylor Business Services, Accountants, Brisbane. Income tax deductions for the decline in value (depreciation) of previously used plant ...

Testamentary Trusts and the Related Tax Benefits
By Paul Evans, Makinson d'Ápice Lawyers, Newcastle. The use of testamentary discretionary trusts has become more prevalent in estate planning due to their ...

Not For Profits – Maintaining Income Tax Exempt Status
By David Ferguson, MSI Ragg Weir, Accountants, Melbourne. A recent Tax Office ruling has highlighted the need for not for profit ...

Rules, Misconceptions and Traps for $20,000 Tax Write-Off
By Paul Bunting, MSI Ragg Weir, Accountants, Melbourne. The 2015 Budget announced that small businesses (those with aggregate annual turnover less ...

Capital gains tax discount for foreign residents
By Robert Moore, MSI Taylor, Accountants, Brisbane. Although the changes in legislation has been from more than a couple of years ...

What’s important when applying for Tax Incentives and Government Grants?
Matt White, MSI Taylor, Accountants, Brisbane. There are a number of government grants and funding programs available to assist Australian businesses. ...

Getting started – your business and tax
Stuart Wagschall of Thomas Davis & Co in Sydney talks about the importance of getting your business and tax structure ...

Borrowing in a Self Managed Superannuation Fund
By Shane Morgan, Cutcher & Neale, Accountants, Newcastle. Borrowing within a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund “SMSF” has become increasingly popular. In fact, ...

What to do in a dispute with the ATO?
By Sam Campbell, Aitken Partners, Lawyers, Melbourne Question: When are you in dispute with the ATO? Answer: Simple. If you disagree ...