The consequences of behaving badly when challenging a Will
Although someone might be ‘eligible’ to bring a family provision claim, that alone does not guarantee success.
6 May 2014
Although someone might be ‘eligible’ to bring a family provision claim, that alone does not guarantee success.
The recent High Court decision of Thiess v Collector of Customs emphasises the importance for importers and their customs agents to take care when paying customs duty and associated GST.
The ATO has consistently accepted that ‘fixed entitlement’ is not a defined term for the purposes of the non-arm’s length income rule in section 295-550(4) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
The ATO has released PS LA 2014/1 outlining: how the Commissioner administers penalties for failure to comply with the ancillary fund guidelines; when directors of
On 4 April 2014, in Montreal, an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) diplomatic conference adopted a Protocol to amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed On Board Aircraft 1963 (Tokyo Convention).
The ATO’s additional powers to deal with breaches of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS Act) by self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is now law and will apply to breaches of the SIS Act from 1 July 2014.
A ‘family provision application’ (FPA) is a type of estate challenge that can be brought to dispute the contents of a person’s Will after they die. An FPA is not the correct avenue to challenge the validity of a Will document. An FPA is usually filed where someone has been left nothing in a Will or they don’t think they have been left enough.
Interest-free or low rate loans to self-managed superannuation fund (SMSFs) from related parties have been the flavour of the month since the ATO’s comments in the National Tax Liaison Group meeting of December 2012
The ATO is increasing its audit focus on businesses that use contractors. The risk is that if the ATO concludes that individuals are employees rather than contractors, the client will be exposed to shortfalls of superannuation and PAYG. There is also the additional risk of interest and penalties.
The ATO’s additional powers to deal with breaches of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS Act) by self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is now law and will apply to breaches of the SIS Act from 1 July 2014.
If your terms of trade documents don’t have the correct provisions, you can lose goods supplied to a customer that becomes insolvent, even though you may have title to the goods.
If your terms of trade documents don’t have the correct provisions, you can lose goods supplied to a customer that becomes insolvent, even though you may have title to the goods.