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The commencement of the new financial year brings with it important changes to minimum wages, unfair dismissal regulation and various tax thresholds and rates. In this article, we summarise the significant changes.

On 21 June 2023, Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No 4) Bill 2022 completed its passage through Parliament. The Bill received Royal Assent on 23 June 2023 as Act No 29 of 2023.  The Act contains two measures relating to the digital economy wh

The commencement of the new financial year brings with it important changes to minimum wages, unfair dismissal regulation and various tax thresholds and rates. Our Workplace and Employment and Taxation teams have summarised the significant changes e

On 31 May 2023, the ATO issued its updated resolutions checklist for trustee resolutions which is welcome. Practical guidance and can be accessed via their website. Special Counsel Saxon Rose and Partner Michael Patane from HopgoodGanim’s taxation

The Federal Budget for 2023-24, handed down on 9 May 2023, forecasts a surplus of $4.2 billion in 2022–23 and the first surplus since 2007–08, followed by a forecast deficit of $13.9 billion in 2023–24. Our alert provides a high-level overvi

NSW Revenue announced on 21 February that individuals from New Zealand, Finland, Germany and South Africa will no longer be liable to pay surcharge purchaser duty and surcharge land tax in relation to NSW residential property, due to inconsistences w

As discussed in our previous alert, Ms Bosanac, the wife of Mr Bosanac at the time of the purchase of property in Dalkeith, WA as their matrimonial home, was given leave to appeal to the High Court a finding of the Full Federal Court that both she a

A General Interest Charge (GIC) is a punitive charge imposed by the ATO in situations where primary tax owed is not paid by the due date or where there is an underpayment of tax following a review or audit amendment to an assessment.  Most commonl

The High Court of Australia (HCA) sat to hear Bosanac v Commissioner of Taxation & Anor, an appeal from the decision of the Full Federal Court (FFC) in Commissioner of Taxation v Bosanac [2021] FCAFC 158. In the matter being heard, a husband an

In this article, Solicitor, John Hickey and Partner, Andrew Tobin discuss the proposed new paid leave entitlement, eligibility criteria to take the leave entitlement, as well as the ‘National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-20

Case Alert – Singh & Ors v Brisbane Sikh Temple (Gurdwara) Inc  Incorporated associations and its members have rights and obligations which are governed by the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) (Act) and its Rules or Constitution. Gene

In an announcement on 16 May 2022, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released its four priority areas for ‘Tax Time 2022’ which are: record-keeping; work-related expenses; rental property income and deductions; and capital gains from cry