Episodes - Tax Talks

274 | Director Penalty Notices

Director penalty notices are the ATO's tax collection tool of last resort to get what they are owed - by going straight for a director's personal assets.

273 | Trust Reporting

If you look at the work done in your practice, chances are trusts - especially discretionary trusts - take up a disproportionate amount of time.

272 | Company Capital

For small to medium companies the size and type of company capital usually doesn't matter. But sometimes it does.

271 | Company Constitutions

What is the difference between company constitutions and shareholder agreements? Should you just have one or do you need both?

270 | How to Save Land Tax

In this episode Geoff Stein of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers in Sydney will discuss 3 ways to save land tax.

269 | Intern or Employee

How do you tell whether somebody is an intern or employee? Where does an intern stop and employee start?

268 | How To Save Stamp Duty

In this episode Geoff Stein of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers in Sydney will discuss ways with you to reduce stamp duty.

267 | Share Buyback

Any company can do a share buyback. The question is just whether it should. Here is Emily Pritchard of ACIS with more.

266 | Tax Deduct Your Home Loan

There are two ways you can tax deduct your home loan, but they aren't what you probably think.

265 | Home-Based Business CGT

Is your home-based business CGT safe? Or will you be hit with a huge tax bill when you sell your family home?

264 | Common Trust Deed Issues

In this episode Emily Pritchard of ACIS walks you through 9 common issues around trust deeds.

UPDATE 24 | Avoid Foreign Trust Status

This is urgent. Act before 31 December 2020 to avoid foreign trust status by default for discretionary trusts holding residential property in NSW.

263 | In Connection With Your Retirement

Qualifying for the 15 year exemption depends on you passing the 'in connection with your retirement' hurdle.

UPDATE 23 | The Budget

Here are the 10 most important tax concessions announced on budget night 6 October 2020.

262 | Declaring a Dividend

Declaring a dividend is not that straight forward. There are 5 steps to run through. And heavy penalties await if you get this wrong.

261 | How To Avoid s109T

s109T is an issue when the recipient of a Div 7A loan isn't a shareholder but minimum yearly repayments are financed via a dividend.

UPDATE 22 | Eichmann Decision

The Full Federal Court has overturned the Federal Court's Eichmann Decision. Here is Andrew Henshaw of Velocity Legal in Melbourne with more.

260 | Div 7A Dividends

To offset a dividend with Div 7A loan repayments, the key issue is timing as Robyn Jacobson of The Tax Institute will tell you in this episode.

259 | The Eichmann Case

What exactly does it mean for an asset to be used in the course of carrying on a business? This is the question the Eichmann case brought before the courts.