Discover how the latest changes to ancillary fund regulation (soon to be renamed ‘giving funds’) could reshape your charitable giving and affect Australian charities.
The ATO has released a draft tax determination – TD 2025/D3. This determination clarifies the ATO’s views of the meaning of ‘provision of benefits’ and to ‘provide any benefit, directly or indirectly’ for ancillary funds.
In this edition of It Depends, special counsel Tom Walrut covers the expanding reach of payroll tax into passive investment and superannuation assets.
Doyles Guide have released their latest Leading Tax Lawyers and Law Firms rankings, and Cooper Grace Ward are thrilled with the team’s performance.
In a significant boost to tax planning arrangements and intergenerational wealth management, Queensland trusts will be able to run for 125 years from 1 August 2025. This change, introduced under the Property Law Act 2023 (Qld), will increase the current maximum life of trusts (called the perpetuity period or vesting period) by 45 years to 125 years (up from the existing 80-year limit).
Cooper Grace Ward is pleased to announce that Linda Tapiolas has been selected as a finalist in the 2025 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards in the category of Taxation Partner of the Year.
These awards highlight lawyers and law firms excelling in tax advice and tax disputes matters within the Queensland legal market, as identified by clients and peers.
In this edition of It depends, senior associate Tom Walrut talks about some of the planning considerations for land tax purposes in the lead up to 30 June.
In this edition of It depends, senior associate Tom Walrut talks about the important dates you need to know for land tax in Queensland.
In this edition of It depends, senior associate Tom Walrut talks about how land tax applies to companies in Queensland.
In this edition of It depends, senior associate Tom Walrut talks about how land tax applies to individuals in Queensland.
In this edition of ‘It depends’, partners Scott Hay-Bartlem and Clinton Jackson talk about the proposed tax on super balances over $3 million, also known as the Div 296 tax. Scott and Clinton have recorded a podcast episode all about this topic – listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or the CGW website.