Video game developers may receive tax concessions under new proposals being considered by the Federal Government for research and developmen…
Video game developers may receive tax concessions under new proposals being considered by the Federal Government for research and developmen…
The number of businesses being put into administration could increase if the Government ramps up its distribution of director penalty notice…
Businesses could be charged extra tax on vehicles bought under the 50% investment allowance scheme due to proposed laws cracking down on the…
In the 2009 Federal Budget on May 12, 2009, the Federal Government announced it would introduce a Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. The sche…
Treasury Secretary Ken Henry, the man in charge of the review of Australia’s tax regime, has given the strongest indication yet that he will…
In the normal course of events, home loan repayments, including the interest on them, are not tax deductible (unlike in the US where interes…
Internet giant Google now fears a new tax which could be imposed by the French Government on online advertising revenue, in order to help st…
This article first appeared October 22, 2009. Readers of my column will know I’ve regularly discussed the ATO’s use of benchmarks. They give…
A consultant to the accounting sector claims reforms stemming from the Government’s review of the tax systems – the Henry Report – could cau…
The Government has softened its crackdown on the use of private company assets by shareholders by introducing exemptions for farmers and som…
The Federal Government has applied the screws to the R&D tax concession program, tightening the eligibility criteria to such an extent, …
The ATO is refusing to budge from its view that unpaid entitlements held in discretionary trusts should be treated as loans and taxed as suc…
