by Quinns Blog | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog
The Federal Court has held that a taxpayer should be able to proceed with their claim for negligence against the ATO, arising from the Commissioner of Taxation’s performance of his duties or responsibilities regarding refunds of Running Balance Account (‘RBA’)...
by Quinns Blog | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog
As the deadline for lodging taxes draws near, the Australian Tax Office is warning of yet another scam that involves people impersonating the ATO via a text message. Key points: People are being asked to divulge personal details on a fake version of the myGov website...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized
Section 192 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) provides general obligations that apply to holders of an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). These obligations state that an AFSL holder must, ‘do all things necessary to ensure that the financial services...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
The Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive program is an initiative by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), made to encourage companies to engage in R&D that benefits our nation. Now, thanks to a ruling by the Federal Court, companies can more readily...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog
There are current reports that the Government clawed back $200 million in the 2018 financial year from businesses who have claimed the R&D tax incentive. A number of complaints regarding this action by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have been heard; sourced...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog
The Australian Business Register (ABR) may now contact ABN holders to test the integrity of the register. The ABR has planned to contact a random sample of ABN holders across all entity types to confirm their business information, discuss how they use the ABN, and...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog
The ATO has reminded taxpayers that, if they run their home-based business as a company or trust, their business should have a genuine, market-rate rental contract with the owner of the property. The agreement will determine which expenses the business pays for and...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog
We are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Evolution, the executive chairman of World Economic Form, Klaus Schwab, claimed in a 2015 article. Shcwab expects this era to be marked by breakthroughs in emerging technologies in fields such a robotics, artificial...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
When a person passes away, their beneficiaries may inherit a death benefit through a superannuation fund. Often, and as is the case with the majority of super funds, this death benefit is paid to the member’s legal personal representative (LPR), whom, if the person...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
The recent Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 (the Bill), is set to come into effect from 1 October 2019, is a part of the Government’s suite of tough new tax integrity measures targeting illegal phoenixing activity. While the Bill...
