by Quinns Blog | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog
As discussed in last week’s article on the risks of informal wills, having a formal document outlining your testamentary intentions is a very serious matter. Without a formal will, you can risk having your estate distributed in a way that does not align with your...
by Quinns Blog | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog
A recent case heard by the Federal Court has seen the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) successfully challenge the eligibility of a vacant block of land in relation to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) small business (SB) concessions. This poses foremostly negative implications...
by Quinns Blog | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog
A will, in essence, is a document detailing how you would like your estate (assets and liabilities) handled after you pass away. It is often considered quite important to have one; particularly if you have specific intentions of who and where you wish to transfer your...
by Quinns Blog | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog
On 1 July last year, the Single Touch Payroll (STP) system was introduced for employers with less than 20 staff. This was to allow employers to report payroll data to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). While a three-month transition period allowed these small...
by Quinns Blog | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog
A recent case of the High Court has clarified a key principle of the Corporations Act. Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth [2019] HCA 20, otherwise referenced as the Amerind case, raises implications that Australian employees’...
by Quinns Blog | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog
Under section 58 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966, an individual’s property including the family home, lies in the hands of the bankruptcy trustee once they are declared bankrupt. This trustee holds certain obligations to discharge and salvage the ownership of property for...
by Quinns Blog | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog
A business can be sold for the purposes of enterprise or equity. Typically, a greater risk equates itself with equity sales as opposed to enterprise sales. The reason is that acquiring the shares enhances the likelihood of contingent claims. These claims, notably...
by Quinns Blog | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog
In October last year, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Act 2019 came into effect to target illegal phoenixing. Its’ rationale was to reduce ‘phoenix activity’, (where a deliberately liquidated company creates a new company in order to...
by Quinns Blog | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog
The recent Corporations Amendment (Proprietary Company Thresholds) Regulations 2019 increased the thresholds for determining whether a company is a large or small proprietary company for a financial year. This is an important alteration to the previous regulations,...
by Quinns Blog | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog
A restraint of trade in an employment contract refers to a clause applying typically when an employee leaves a business or company; it applies to post-employment. Essentially, it is an agreement that an employee will not do certain things against their employers’...
