Tax Talks

Why do we need a separate Medicare levy in Australia? It all goes into the same pool of funds anyway. So why bother?

Property vs shares - how are they taxed differently? Bob Deutsch, Senior Tax Counsel of The Tax Institute, pursues this question.

A life and remainder interest is often used in a testamentary setting. Here is Michael McCarthy of Tax & Super Australia with more.

A deceased estate entails a myriad of legal and tax questions. Here is Michael McCarthy of Tax & super Australia with the answers.

Binding death benefit nominations are an important part of SMSF succession. Daniel Butler of DBA Lawyers will tell you more.

How does SMSF succession work? Daniel Butler of DBA Lawyers in Melbourne gives a helpful overview and shares quite a few war stories. Here is what we learned.

Australia started implementation of the MLI in 2017. Simon Dorevitch of A & A Tax Legal Consulting will tell you in this episode how this actually works.

The multilateral instrument is to stop base erosion and profit shifting. Here is Simon Dorevitch of A & A Tax Legal Consulting with more.

Multinational base erosion and profit shifting harms Australia through lost tax revenue. Here is Simon Dorevitch of A & A Tax Legal Consulting with more.

Investors in ESICs receive generous tax concessions. Here is Simon Dorevitch of A & A Legal Tax Consulting with more.

In May 2018 the government announced the changes to the R&D tax incentive in its 2018/19 Federal Budget. Simon Dorevitch of A & A Tax Legal Consulting will walk you through the drafted changes.

The Board of Taxation is currently reviewing Australia's small business tax concessions. Here is Dr Mark Pizzacalla with more details.

Chances are the Board of Taxation has featured in your work before. But what does the Board actually do? Here is Dr Mark Pizzacalla with the answer.

The accountants' exemption might come back soon. There are rumours that the government is working on a new accountants' exemption. In which form and nature remains to be seen.

How do you finance aged living? John Saunders of The Pittwater Partnership gives you a helpful overview.

How do we support aged living in Australia? John Saunders of The Pittwater Partnership will walk you through the options.

Did you ever think about doing a Master of Taxation? If yes, this episode is for you. Michael Walpole of UNSW will give you a helpful overview.

Ethics and tax is not something you intuitively put together. But when you think about it you deal with it every day. We wanted to know more and asked Michael Walpole, the Head of School of Taxation and Business Law at UNSW, for details.

Does the taxation of goodwill follow accounting concepts? Here is Michael Walpole of UNSW with an answer.

The top 10 SMSF hot spots for July to October 2018 cover a wide range of topics. Here is Miranda Brownlee of SMSF Adviser.

Trust income streaming is a popular feature of discretionary and hybrid trusts. It means allocating capital gains or franked dividends separate from the rest of the trust income. Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare in Brisbane will give us all the details.

The taxation of trusts mainly lives in the 'old' ITAA36. The plan was to re-write and reform Australia's tax laws but this is yet to happen. In the episode attached Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare in Brisbane will walk you through the framework of Division 6.

Family trust elections play an important role but are not a one-size-fits-all solution. Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare in Brisbane will tell you more.

Section 102 of ITAA36 about revocable trusts is an anti-avoidance provision. Paul Mackenroth of Cleary Hoare in Brisbane will explain why you should avoid revocable trust territory.

The new safe harbour for directors will change the insolvency culture in Australia. Ben Sewell of Sewell & Kettle has worked a lot around insolvency and perfect to ask for more details.