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SA Land Tax – date to nominate a designated beneficiary for discretionary trusts closes on 31 December 2021

December 9, 2021

Revenue SA is reminding taxpayers and their advisers that where land was acquired by a discretionary trust on or before 16 October 2019, the discretionary trust has until 31 December 2021 to...Read More Read More

SGC: remission of additional penalty post-amnesty – PS LA 2021/3

December 2, 2021

Practice Statement PS LA 2021/3 was finalised by the ATO on and with effect from 25 November 2021, sets out the ATO's revised decision-making principles for remitting the additional superan...Read More Read More

Class and Product Rulings issued – CR 2021/79-82, PR 2021/15

December 2, 2021

Four Class Rulings were issued on Wednesday 24 November 2021: CR 2021/79 - Woolworths Group Limited - off-market share buy-back. CR 2021/80 - Two10degrees Pty Ltd - use of Globa...Read More Read More

Do you have non-resident employers’ withholding obligations in New Zealand?

December 2, 2021

he NZ IRD has published Operational Statement OS 21/04 which clarifies the tax withholding obligation of non-resident employers (including from Australia) in cross-border employment situat...Read More Read More

Simplified transfer pricing record-keeping options: 2021-22 interest rates – PCG 2017/2 updated

November 19, 2021

On Thursday 11 November, the ATO released an updated version of Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2017/2, which gives eligible entities various simplified transfer pricing record-keeping o...Read More Read More

Trading stock: standard value of goods taken for private use: 2021-22 – TD 2021/8

November 19, 2021

Taxation Determination TD 2021/8, issued on Wednesday 10 November, sets out the 2021-22 amounts the ATO will accept as estimates of the value of goods taken from trading stock for private us...Read More Read More

Stapled super fund regime for new employees from 1 November

November 4, 2021

From 1 November 2021, where an employee has an existing superannuation account, that account will be "stapled" and follow the employee when they change jobs. Employers will need to request s...Read More Read More

ABN intent to cancel program

November 4, 2021

During November and December, the ATO may contact tax practitioners to advise its intention to cancel their clients' Australian business number (ABN), where there is evidence they are no l...Read More Read More

Director ID applications now available

November 4, 2021

Australia’s 2.7 million company directors can now apply for their new Director identification numbers (director ID). In the first few hours after the launch of service, more than 2,000 peo...Read More Read More

Super guarantee and stapled funds: ATO guidelines and transitional approach

October 28, 2021

From 1 November 2021, if new employees start and they don't choose a super fund, employers may have an extra step to take to comply with choice of fund rules and request the employees’ s...Read More Read More