Recently, the paid family and domestic violence leave entitlement provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 came into force.  This new entitlement is available to nearly all employees in Australia and imposes new obligations on employers.  So, what is the new entitlement and what do employers need to do when they are faced with a request to take the leave? We provide the answers in our Employment Law team’s most recent article.

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently came to a provisional view that there should be a modern award entitlement to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave. The Full Bench’s provisional view may be accessed here.

In the recent decision of Chandrala v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2021] NSWCATAD 50, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has determined that rural land, that was leased to a tenant, was not exempt from land tax under the primary production exemption.

Individuals cannot currently claim a tax deduction under s 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for education and training expenses unless the expense leads to, or is likely to lead to, an increase in the individual’s income from current income-earning activities.

A taxpayer includes a net capital gain in assessable income. That is well known. But can an agreement to remit an amount from sale proceeds reduce the amount of a net capital gain?