Taxpayers and advisers take note: it will soon be time to pay-out UPEs or convert them to Division 7A complying loans to avoid paying deemed dividends

Background In Practice Statement 2010/4, the Commissioner set out three safe harbour investment options that taxpayers could avail themselves of to ensure an Unpaid Present Entitlement (UPE) of a company from a trust, did not attract the application of Division 7A. These options involved having the UPE funds invested under [...]

2020-09-03T15:20:56+10:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Taxation|Tags: , , |

Protection of your Trade Mark internationally under the Madrid Protocol

One of the ways in which trade mark owners in Australia may apply for registration of their trade mark internationally is via a treaty known as the Madrid Protocol. A person who has registered or applied for a trade mark in a country party to the Madrid Protocol (such as Australia), [...]

2018-08-24T17:12:26+10:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Intellectual Property|Tags: , |

New Safe Harbour Provisions – Directors’ protection in insolvent trading situations

Australia’s insolvent trading laws are set to be drastically altered by the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Bill 2017 (Bill), which was passed by the senate on 11 September 2017. The imposition of personal liability on company directors for company debts in insolvent trading circumstances has historically [...]

2018-08-28T15:49:49+10:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Insolvency|Tags: , |
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