A recent case in the Supreme Court of New South Wales has reinforced the importance of knowing where your original trust deeds are located ...
A recent case in the Supreme Court of New South Wales has reinforced the importance of knowing where your original trust deeds are located
Changes were made to the Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response-Wills and Enduring Documents) Amendment Regulation 2020 (Qld) last week to extend the operation of that regulation to the signing of deeds.
Coronavirus has interrupted domestic and international supply chains adversely, affecting the performance of contractual obligations.
A recent court decision held that a business can be liable for defamatory comments made by the public on its Facebook page.
From 1 July 2018, the rate of tax a company pays, and the rate at which it can frank its dividends, depends upon whether the company is a ‘base rate entity’ or not.
From 1 July 2018, the rate of tax a company pays, and the rate at which it can frank its dividends, depends upon whether the company is a ‘base rate entity’.
From 1 July 2018, the rules for determining the rate of tax paid by a company changed fundamentally. Now, the company tax rate depends upon whether the company is a ‘base rate entity’.
The ATO has released draft taxation determination 2018/D3, outlining their view that a trust split potentially triggers CGT consequences (CGT event E1).
The Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 contains updated provisions to include an additional increase to a member’s ‘total superannuation balance’ when an SMSF has outstanding borrowings.
In the recent decision of Heavy Plant Leasing [2018] NSWSC 707, a creditor successfully defended an unfair preference claim by establishing it did not have reasonable grounds to suspect the insolvency of the debtor company, who was a subcontractor in the earth moving business.
The national minimum wage will increase to $719.20 per week (or $18.93 per hour). The weekly rate is based on a 38 hour week for a full-time employee. This constitutes an increase of $24.30 per week, or 64 cents an hour.
A debtor company will often seek to set aside a creditor’s statutory demand on the basis that there is a genuine dispute as to the existence or amount of the alleged debt claimed by the creditor, the debtor company has an off-setting claim against the creditor (or both), that reduces
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.