by Quinns Blog | Oct 12, 2020 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
A nominee is a person, partnership or company that is entrusted to hold and administer shares or other property as the registered legal owner on behalf of the real owner (beneficial owner). The nominee holds the shares or property on trust and will have their name and...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 8, 2020 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
The global nature of the business world in modern times has resulted in more and more people travelling overseas for work. The first and foremost tax consideration for those earning assessable income while they are overseas is whether they should still be classified...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 8, 2020 | Mergers & Acquisitions News, Newsletter Features
It is our view that an understanding of who a business’ customers or clients are and the risks associated with the business’ customer or client base (like the risks of customers not paying invoices or clients ceasing to engage the services of a business) should be...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 8, 2020 | Legal News, Newsletter Features
There are key differences to understand when it comes to put and call options in a property context. Essentially, an option is an enforceable right with respect to a property. An option is an agreement between a property owner and another for the owner to sell their...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 8, 2020 | Legal News, Newsletter Features
Estate planning for a blended family (i.e. a family in which a person has an existing spouse or partner and also children from a previous relationship) is important to ensure that all intended beneficiaries are provided for after you die and to minimise the potential...
by Quinns Blog | Oct 7, 2020 | Newsletter Features
In a recent ruling of the Fair Work Commission, a worker’s claim of an employment relationship was rejected as the level of control exercised over work deemed the relationship that of a contractor and principal. The worker agreed to sell Westral Sunshades products for...