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2016 Tasmanian State Convention

Published on 13 Oct 2016 | Took place at Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart, VIC

This event covered a range of tax issues that confront us in the ever-changing environment we work in. It looked at how to deal with the ATO, single touch payroll, new changes to the superannuation small business rollovers, employee share schemes, intellectual property and UPEs.

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Individual sessions

Superannuation changes

Author(s):  Lyndall HERBERT

This paper covers:

  • brief history of superannuation
  • proposed changes.
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Locking in employees

Author(s):  George HODSON

This paper covers:

  • why give employees equity?
  • the starting position
  • a brief look back
  • the 2015 changes
  • schemes ‘outside’ the rules.
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Residency

Author(s):  Dean Johnson

This paper covers:

  • trends we are seeing in migrant clients and residency
  • concepts of residency.
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Workshop: Estate planning – Navigating the tax issues, from planning to distribution

Author(s):  Sam McCullough

This paper covers:

  • how would an inheritance tax stack up in Australia?
  • the previous Australian (and Tasmanian) experience
  • CGT rollover
  • tax rates applying to estates
  • accumulated income
  • the test for financial dependency.
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The trusted adviser as a gate keeper

Author(s):  Ken SCHURGOTT

This paper covers:

  • the starting point: fiduciary obligations
  • code of professional conduct.
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Audits and reviews - How to deal with the ATO

Author(s):  Paul CONDE,  Peter Walker

This presentation covers:

  • the audit process
  • penalties
  • fraud or evasion
  • contesting the assessment
  • ATO’s audit working papers.
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Tax and intellectual property

Author(s):  Magnus Morton

This presentation covers:

  • overview of income tax treatment of new IP assets emerging from “innovation” activity
  • treatment of website development costs (TR 2016/D1) 
  • treatment of receipts from computer software (TR 93/12, note also TR 2014/1 on contingent receipts)
  • looking at Australia’s strategic focus, and what other legislative levers can be pulled?
  • other countries’ innovation agendas
  • other specific areas of need.
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