After 11 months of eagerly waiting, our client, Mr. Bendel, has won in Bendel v Commissioner of Taxation. The AAT has ruled that an unpaid present entitlement (“UPE”) of a corporate beneficiary against a trust is not a loan within the meaning of s109D(3) of ITAA 36. Thus, the Commissioner’s heterodox view [...]
"We have published an article titled 'Structural Choices for Expanding into the US: An Issue-Driven Analysis' in The Tax Specialist. The article explores the US, Australian, and treaty issues that arise from concurrent business operations in both countries. It is awe-inspiring to sail down the confluence of the wild rivers of US [...]
An additional 10% capital gains tax (CGT) discount may be available when you sell an Australian residential rental property that you used to provide affordable housing. This move will increase the maximum capital gains discount percentage on your sale from 50% up to 60%. For the affordable housing CGT discount purposes, affordable housing is any [...]
Crypto may seem like just another form of money to you, but to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), it certainly isn’t. From their point of view, cryptocurrency is just another type of asset that people invest in, just like when they invest in shares. The tax treatment is fundamentally the same. If you buy [...]