by Quinns_News | Feb 27, 2019 | Blog
A trust may elect to be treated as a family discretionary trust and be able to enjoy numerous tax benefits such as the ease of distributing trust income freely to any beneficiaries listed in the trust, more relaxed tests for claiming tax losses, the ability to inject...
by Quinns_News | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog
The Corporations Act mandates that a person is disqualified from managing corporations if they are undischarged bankrupt under Australian law, its external territories or another country. This is further elaborated in the Act that a person is disqualified from...
by Quinns_News | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog
Last year, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen announced Labor’s view on tax reform and Budget repair. The opposition Labor Party has proposed a number of significant changes to the current tax arrangements. 1. Negative gearing Negative gearing refers to a situation where...
by Quinns_News | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog
Strata Title Scheme A strata title scheme is a building, or a collection of buildings, where the property that each individual owns is called a lot (for example, an apartment, villa or townhouse) and all the owners share ownership of and responsibility for the common...
by Quinns_News | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog
A payment or other benefit provided by a private company to a shareholder or their associate can be treated as a dividend for income tax purposes under Division 7A even if the participants treat it as some other form of transaction such as a loan, advance, gift or...
