Tax Talks

Who gets the beach house? What are the advantages of moving it to a testamentary trust?

A child maintenance trust can save you a lot of tax but it comes at a huge cost as Simon Bacon of Manby & Scott will tell you.

What do you do when the ATO calls you because one of your clients hasn't paid their BAS and IAS?

Queensland COVID-19 business support ranges from $10,000 to $30,000 for employing business.

In our last episode with Jeri Wambeek of WAO Connect we discussed ERP systems with you. In this episode, let’s ask Jeri three listener questions about ERP.

ERP systems are different to Xero in four ways. Here is Jeri Wambeek of WAO Connect with the details.

Let's look at the 12 conditions that apply to all three NSW COVID-19 business support payments - Business Grant, JobSaver and Micro-Business Grant - and take them apart.

How do you buy farmland as a GST-free 'going concern'? Here is Geoff Stein of BWS Lawyers in Sydney with the details.

How should you structure property development? Geoff Stein of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers in Sydney will discuss with you in this episode.

Here is an unfair contract case study to show you how the unfair contract term provisions work.

The unfair contract term provisions might help you to get out of an unfair contract.

Do the PSI rules apply to you? The answer can cost or save you tax.

The history of PSI is a long road through court and ATO rulings as well as the Ralph Review until we finally got some legislation.

What changed on 1 July 2021? No rock the boat changes but still important to know. Here are 11 changes to look out for.

The CGT treatment of pre-CGT shares and company assets keeps causing confusion, so here is a handy overview.

When you structure a farming business, there are many factors to consider. Asset protection, flexible timing of distribution, income tax, capital gains tax. Tara Cuddihy of PWC will share some great insights with you in this episode.

Andrew Hunzicker of Dope CFO will discuss with you how we as accountants can assist this emerging or already booming industry - emerging or booming depending on which state and country you look at.

The Australian cannabis industry is highly regulated but an emerging market with huge opportunities.

Farm succession is all about avoiding surprises. And you do that by dealing with it during your lifetime.

In December 2020 Treasury issued a discussion paper labelled “Education and Training expense deductions for individuals”.

The cost of paying less tax is about opportunity cost. What do you miss out on when you focus too hard on saving tax?

This year's budget is about stimulating growth in a post-COVID world. It is not about systematic change, but there are still some changes you need to know about. Andrew Henshaw of Velocity Legal will discuss these with you in this episode.

The sale of professional services firms often include a vendor finance arrangements, but beware the fineprint.

Xero and Shopify come with inventory management software - a simple one, but one nevertheless. How far can they take you? In this episode Jeri Wambeek of WAO Connect will walk you through the different levels and set ups of inventory management software.

How do you structure a hobby farm in the most tax effective way? Here is Andrew Henshaw of Velocity Legal with more.