What is a ‘bucket company’ and when do you need one?
The concept of a ‘bucket company’ is used to describe a company into which distributions from a discretionary trust are made to cap the tax rate on the trust’s income to the flat company rate of 30%.
ATO discrimination – plain and simple
Will all business owners be required to return profits from their businesses as personal services income if they are involved in the business? Will they be required to earn a ‘market wage” (whatever that is)?
Fancy giving your tenant’s creditors your security bond?
By now, everyone has heard about the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR), which came online on 30 January 2012, (well, we hope so!). However, the implications of the new registration system are still not widely known.
Having an argument with the Tax Office?
We have extensive experience in dealing with the Tax Office and helping clients find a way through their taxation issues.
Podcast: Dealing with the Tax Man
Hear Andrew Andreyev on ABC Radio 891 Drive-time in Adelaide discuss what to do when you disagree with the Tax Man.
Tax Impact Analysis
There is one person who has almost as big an interest in the sale of your business as you do – and that is the Tax Man.
Registration of Business Names
This article discusses the practical impact of the change-over to a National Business Names Register administered by ASIC.
Things you need to know about the Personal Property Securities Act
If you are a manufacturer, supply goods on credit, lease equipment, operate a franchise or work on construction projects, then you need to understand some things about the Personal Property Securities Act.