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’...
by Quinns Blog | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog
In late October last year, a law was ratified to allow the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to disclose the tax debt information of businesses to registered credit reporting bureaus (CRBs). Notably, the legislation enables the ATO to only divulge tax debt information...
by Quinns Blog | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog
Previous to 1 April 2019, the Director Penalty Notice (DPN) scheme dictated that directors must report their superannuation within 3 months from the end of each quarter. This timing was applicable for both reporting and/or paying the superannuation amount for the...
by Quinns Blog | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog
It can be difficult to ascertain what is considered the most appropriate and proper time to suspend construction works. Whilst being a very effective method for construction workers to ensure that they do not accrue costs or make purchases for jobs that may...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog
The saying goes, ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’ and in relation to the contesting of estates, this saying certainly proves true. The Succession Act 2006 (NSW) provides provisions for the dispute of wills and, being considered to be perhaps the most liberal...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog
On 5 December 2019 Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019 (the Bill), which contains changes to extend the foreign resident capital gains tax (CGT) regime to deny foreign and temporary tax residents’ access to the CGT...
