Insolvency and your Business

What is Insolvency? Insolvency law has become a generic term for what used to be called company liquidations and bankruptcy. As defined by the Corporations Act, insolvency is the inability to pay debts, as they fall due, out of the debtor’s company resources and...

The importance of determining sources of income

As an individual, you must pay tax to the Government in proportion to your earnings for the financial year period. In addition to the marginal tax income rates that are used to calculate the base amount of tax payable, taxpayers may be eligible to claim deductions or...

Carrying Forward Losses Explained

Corporate entities are afforded a lot of tax benefits and flexibility in the way that they manage their tax affairs, particularly in their treatment of available tax losses. One such benefit is the ability to carry forward losses accumulated in one income year for...

Is Land Tax applicable to you?

Land tax is a tax levied on the owners of land in NSW as at midnight on 31 December of each year. In general, your principal place of residence (your home) or land used for primary production (a farm) is exempt from land tax. Landowners are generally liable for land...