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Labor's Family Trust Distribution Tax
In an audacious move to target income splitting, if elected, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has announced that it …
A severe case of the penalties
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has handed down its decision in Peter Sleiman Investments Pty Limited as Trustee for The Sleiman Family Trust …
Trust law bites back against the Australian Tax Office
The recent decision of the Full Federal Court of Australia in Thomas v Commissioner of Taxation1 is a timely reminder of two points: tax results are …
Australian Tax Office takes action on assurance for Private Groups
The Australian Tax Office’s ("ATO") focus on large privately owned and wealthy groups ("Private Groups") is in full swing with no sign of slowing …
Tax transparency – a looming issue for Private Groups?
In efforts to increase the “public awareness of corporate tax issues,” tax transparency has been a popular policy option to “maintain public pressure on …
Private Groups attracting ATO attention
The ATO has once again shown Private Groups that it is committed to greater transparency – however only this time, it is the ATO that is being …
France - Latest news for trusts
The trust regime in France was marked by two events this summer: the suspension of the right to consult the public register of trusts, and a decision of …
Tax Adviser or Australian Taxation Office Informer? The Mandatory Disclosure Proposal
As part of the 2016-17 Federal Budget, the Government announced that it will introduce Mandatory Disclosure Rules to require tax advisers (and in certain …
Australian Federal Budget 2016 - Some reflections for large private groups and HNWIs
The 2016-17 Australian Federal Budget confirms that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will continue to be heavily focused on the tax affairs of …
Australia introduces a new 10 per cent withholding obligation on purchasers of Australian real property from foreign residents
Amendments to Australian tax law have imposed a new 10 per cent non-final withholding obligation on the purchaser of interests in Australian real …
UK Budget 2016
Last week the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer handed down his eighth Budget. Whilst the 'sugar tax' will attract many of the headlines, there was …
The Proposed Automatic Exchange of Financial Information by the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department with other Governments
The Hong Kong Government proposes to introduce draft legislation early this year in respect of a new information collecting regime from banks, …
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