Australian Tax Archive

This page contains all the previous Tax Law articles that have been published by Baldwins on our website. Baldwins makes no representation as to their accuracy at the current date.

Articles

May-June 2004

Investing Outside the Big Smoke

Tax Sharing Agreements

Some Relief Measures for Family Trusts

February 2004

Federal Government Announces Another Review of Tax System

ATO Issues Alert on GST Scheme

January 2003

GST and Property Sales -- revised January 2003

GST Hits Dispute Settlement -- revised January 2003

November 2003

Challenges to Tax Office On Avoidance "Determinations"

The Property Crash to Come?

Tax Implications of Divorce

Capital Gains Tax Savings and "Active Assets"

Trust Property Transfers

Self- Managed Super Funds Face Tough New Audit Requirements

August 2003

More Tax Risks in Selling a Business

Ready for Your Claims Against Government "Big Brother

Treasurer Restricts Tax Inspector-General

June 2003

Federal Budget’s New International Tax System

Discretionary Trusts and CGT, Change in ATO Approach

Tax Action Against Directors

Choices of Private Pensions

Victorian Land Tax Jeopardises Property Owners

April 2003

But Can a Post-CGT Asset Be Treated as a Pre-CGT Asset?

Is that Pre-CGT Asset Really Tax Exempt?

Tax Debts Danger - Directors can Remain Personally Liable

ATO Rules on Non-Deductibility of Interest on Trustee Borrowings to Pay Distributions

Depreciation - New Terminology

New GST Impact for Property

Additional Leverage for Employee Benefit Schemes

High Court Landmark Decision on Valuations

February 2003

Problems in Transferring Retirement Funds to Australia

More Stamp Duty Relief in Victoria

January 2003

Prepayments under the Australian tax system

The Tax Effect of Grossing Up Franked Dividends

Work in Progress: now a tax deductible expense, or not?

Changes to tax laws on dividends: changes in form and substance

Asset Protection - New Laws Being Suggested by Task Force

When Credit Loans in Companies can be treated as Equity rather than Debt

GST And "Going Concern" Exemption Concerns

September 2002

Australian Tax System Failure

Family Asset Reorganisations

Planning For Super Payouts on Death

“Controller” Superannuation Cases

December 2001

Shares or Units: Buyer Beware!

Property Stamp Duty Changes

September 2001

Moves For Syndication and Joint Ventures

GST and "New" Real Property

Superannuation Investment Restrictions

The Company CGT Claw-Back

The Employee Share Scheme

Loss of Depreciation Concessions

Maximising Deductions For Website & Software Expenditure

One-off Property Subdivision

April 2001

Tax Office Clarifies Capital Gains Position For Trusts

Centrelink & Trust Re-orgs

Pre-nuptial Agreements Go-ahead

GST Hits Dispute Settlement

Deductibility of Business Expenses After Cessation of Business

ATO Ignorance Highlighted In GST Business Ruling

March 2001

Trust Proposals Shelved For Moment

October-November 2000

Capital Gains Unravelled

Buying Shares In A Company

Superannuation and Divorce

GST and Property Sales

Estate Planning for Family Trusts

March 2000

High Court Decides on "Assessment"

When is a business a "small business" for tax purposes?

Take Protection from proposed tax on credit loan accounts

December 1999

ATO Widens Its Attack On Trusts

September 1999

ATO's Anti-Trust Weaponry

July 1998

High Court Upholds Restrictive Definition of Goodwill

Tax Office Moves to Expand Powers

Superannuation Laws Tighten on Self Managed Funds

Private Companies Face New Tax Risks

February 1998

Australian Income Tax Recovery Disputes

The implication of Spotless

Partnership and Australian Capital Gains Issues

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