Our Tax Training sessions for 2025 have now concluded for the year. We would like to sincerely thank everyone who attended and participated throughout the year. Tax Training will resume in 2026, where we will continue working through the Top 100 tax cases and...
This week we discussed the fundamental basis for determining when a business is being operated, and when a business operator may deduct outgoings in relation to that business. We also discussed apportionment of interest costs and borrowing costs. Next week, we will...
This session explores the deductibility of interest and borrowing expenses in a family and trust context. We will review Ure v FCT alongside section 8-1 and the borrowing expense rules (formerly s 51(1) and s 67 ITAA 1936). Discussion Focus: How the Federal Court...
This session explores the fundamentals of deductions for income tax purposes. We will review Ronpibon Tin and section 8-1 of the ITAA 1997. Discussion Focus: The requirement that an expense be “incidental and relevant” to earning taxable income, and what this means...
This session presents a draft set of 16 proposals for State Taxes reform, circulated for discussion and practitioner feedback before being finalised. These reforms aim to modernise South Australia’s tax administration by drawing on proven ATO systems and best...
Bendel May Be More Interesting Than It Appears – Clarifying Present Entitlement Bendel is one of the most anticipated tax cases of the past couple of decades. Simply put, whether UPEs trigger a Div 7A deemed dividend is a matter that is consequential to every tax...
