Question Our organisation is a not-for-profit sports association that operates a league for member clubs. Where a member club has breached certain membership rules imposed by the association the member club is fined. Are these fines subject to GST? Answer A supply will be subject to GST if it meets the requirements of a taxable […]
Member Q&A – Are fines issued to members subject to GST? Read More »
Overview Landowners are generally liable to land tax where the total unimproved value of their landholdings exceeds the prescribed land tax threshold in a particular Australian jurisdiction. However, land may be exempt from land tax if the relevant land is used for certain purposes, the most notable being land used as the owner’s principal place
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On 16 June 2021, the Commissioner issued Taxation Ruling TR 2021/2 ‘Fringe benefits tax: car parking benefits’ (‘the Ruling’), setting out the Commissioner’s views on when the provision of car parking is a ‘car parking benefit’. The final ruling has been a long time coming and completes a process involving the issue of a draft
ATO finalises car parking fringe benefit ruling – what’s changed? Read More »
In the May 2021 TaxEd Update, we discussed the implications of the recent Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd v FCT [2021] FCA 523 (‘Virgin’) FBT and car parking case – if you missed the article, click here to have a read. In short, Virgin was successful in establishing it did not have an FBT liability
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Over recent years, we have produced numerous articles dealing with situations involving whether a ‘contractor’ may be an ’employee’ and entitled to superannuation under superannuation guarantee (SG) rules. Two recent cases Dental Corporation Pty Ltd v Moffet [2020] FCAFC 118 (see September 2020 TaxEd Update) and MWWD v Commissioner of Taxation [2020] AATA 4169 (see
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ATO announces data matching program on novated leases – employer implications? The ATO has advised it will be undertaking a data matching program with information sourced from novated lease providers in respect of the years 2018-19 to 2022-23. The ATO will source data from the following novated lease providers: Eclipx Group; LeasePlan; LeasePLUS; McMillan Shakespeare
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