by Quinns_News | Jul 16, 2014 | Tax Advice and Updates
The ATO have stood by their belief that dividend washing is an illegal practice, slapping around 3000 fund managers, stock brokers and investors with a personal letter at the end of last month which threatened audits and steep penalties on those who did not “come...
by Quinns_News | Jul 9, 2014 | Consumer News
Could you be dealt Excess Contributions Tax? The Federal Court recently heard a case where the Commissioner had penalised a taxpayer with excess contributions tax (ECT) after, unbeknown to the taxpayer, his bookkeeper had made payments to his superannuation funds on...
by Quinns_News | Jul 9, 2014 | Legal News
There are many sections of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (‘the Act’) that require some report to be handed to, or some notice to be given to a company’s creditors a certain number of days before a meeting is convened. For example, the Act requires liquidators to...
by Quinns_News | Jul 2, 2014 | Accounting News
Generally speaking, you do not have to pay capital gains tax (CGT) on any capital gain you make when you dispose of your main residence. But how do you prove that a certain property is your main residence? A recent decision by the administrative Appeals Tribunal has...
by Quinns_News | Jul 2, 2014 | Financial Planning News
There are a number of tax changes coming into effect as of 1 July 2014 that will affect all businesses. As a business owner, you need to ensure you are keeping up to date with all tax changes to make sure you are doing what’s right for your business and its employees....