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Commercial, Councils, GST, Public

No ABN Withholding

In this article we explore the issue of 'gross-up clauses' and how they work, including in a "No ABN withholdings"...

Councils, GST, Public

Member Q&A: GST and Fees for Information

Councils are obliged to provide information to the public under Right to Information legislation. How, if at all, is GST...

Councils, GST, Public

Finally, the question of whether Councils should pay GST on assets sales has been resolved

For a long time now a story has bobbled along about whether Local Councils should have to charge GST on...

Commercial, Councils, GST, Public

GST, Infrastructure Charges and Developer Contributions

What are the GST implications (if any) of property allocated to a government entity by a commercial property developer? This...

Councils, FBT, Public

Member Q&A: Salary sacrificing Council rates and FBT – how does it work?

Question We are a Council. If we allow our staff to salary sacrifice their Council rates can we apply the...

Councils, FBT, Public

Member Q&A – How do we classify private trips undertaken in a ‘workhorse’ vehicle that is carrying bulky equipment?

Question If an employee, who has full private use of a one tonne vehicle and who is required to carry...

ATO/General, Councils, Payroll, Public

Are elected members and other officials of local governing bodies entitled to superannuation support?

In August 2021, the NSW Office of Local Government published draft guidelines for ‘audit, risk and improvement committees’ (ARIC’s) for...