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MinterEllison advises high net wealth individuals and private client groups from around Australia and abroad. Our clients include members of the BRW Rich 200 list and wealth managers. We offer discreet and practical advice and structure the ownership of your wealth to achieve your succession planning and asset protection objectives in the most tax effective way. Our private client advice draws upon our expertise and experience with:
As the only top tier firm with offices in every mainland capital city of Australia, a significant Asia-Pacific presence and highly-regarded practices in New Zealand and in London, this breadth of practice enables us to offer both private and corporate clients a unique diversity of experience, providing comprehensive solutions for wealth transfer and succession planning.
The Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) has been amended, heralding significant changes to the way financial planners are regulated. Financial planners will need to understand the boundaries between providing purely financial product advice and a tax (financial) advice service, and to determine whether they need to register with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) as Registered (Tax) Financial Advisers from 1 July 2014.
The Australian Taxation Office has issued its annual compliance program, 'Compliance in focus 2013-14', setting out the areas it will focus on in its investigations and reviews throughout the coming year. The compliance program can help you determine the likelihood of being subject to scrutiny by the Australian Taxation Office.
Employers should be aware that the due date for reporting employee share scheme interests is fast approaching. Where required by the tax laws, ESS Statements must be given to employees by 14 July and ESS Annual Reports must be given to the Australian Taxation Office by 14 August.
In this Budget brief, we have discussed the government's Budget proposals as they impact on relevant industry sectors, and have included details of the Opposition's views (if any) on each proposal.
In this Budget brief, we have discussed the government's Budget proposals as they impact on the mining, energy & resources industry and investors in that industry, and have included details of the Coalition's views (if any) on each proposal.
On Saturday 24 November, the highly anticipated Significant Investor visa opened for business. The Significant Investor visa is a new stream of the existing Subclass 188 (provisional) and Subclass 888 (permanent) business visas. It is available to individuals who are prepared to invest AUD5 million into 'complying investments' in Australia and is designed to encourage more genuine and higher quality investments into business and innovation in Australia.
Based on the changes implemented on 1 March 2012, this discussion looks at the Part IVA scheme and potential tax benefit resulting from its creation, including an analysis of the so-called 'do nothing' alternative postulate.
On 30 November 2011, the Queensland Parliament passed the Civil Partnership Bill. It will come into force on a date yet to be proclaimed.
This article takes an in depth look at Part IVA, with reference to supporting case law, and discusses the interpretation and potential issues affecting taxpayers.
