Doyle’s Guide is a comprehensive and independent directory which showcases Australia’s best firms and lawyers. The 2024 listing of leading Victorian Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Law Firms details law firms practising within the areas of Wills, Estates and Succession Planning matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Sladen Legal’s Succession Planning Lawyers Recognised In Doyles Guide Victoria 2023
Doyle’s Guide is a comprehensive and independent directory which showcases Australia’s best firms and lawyers. The 2023 listing of leading Victorian Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Law Firms details law firms practising within the areas of Wills, Estates and Succession Planning matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Sladen Legal’s Succession Planning Lawyers Recognised In Doyles Guide Victoria 2022
Doyles Guide is a comprehensive and independent directory which showcases Australia’s best firms and lawyers. The 2022 listing of leading Victorian Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Law Firms details law firms practising within the areas of Wills, Estates and Succession Planning matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Allocation of professional firm profits – the ATO moves the goalposts!
On 1 March 2021, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released Draft Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2021/D2 Allocation of professional firm profits – ATO compliance approach (Draft PCG) that sets out the ATO’s proposed compliance approach to the allocation of profits by professional firms.
Sladen Snippet – Sladen Legal, Daniel Smedley and Rob Jeremiah Recognised as Leaders in Tax
Sladen Legal has been recognised as a Recommended Tax Law Firm (Victoria) in the recently released Doyles Guide Tax Law Rankings.
Imputation and two-tiered corporate tax rates
Court rules on “present entitlement” and “disclaimer of entitlement” to trust income
The concept of “present entitlement” within the meaning of section 97 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and validity of a “disclaimer of entitlement of income” were considered by the Full Federal Court in the recent case of Lewski v Commissioner of Taxation [2017] FCAFC 145 (Lewski) that illustrates the importance of having trust law and taxation law concepts properly aligned. Lewski was an appeal from a decision of the Administrative Affairs Tribunal.
Sladen Legal video presentations on the new super laws
Sladen Snippet - Intangible assets and improvements to pre-CGT assets
On 25 January 2017, the Commissioner of Taxation (Commissioner) released Taxation Determination, TD 2017/1 (Determination) concerning whether intangible capital improvements made to a pre-CGT asset can be a separate asset for the purpose of subsections 108-70(2) or (3) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
Sladen Snippet - Changes to the Australian Taxation Office’s information gathering powers
EOFY seminar - streaming issues and tips and traps for the new small business rollover.
Asset Protection Strategies
On 16 February, 2016 Sladen Legal delivered a presentation on Asset Protection Strategies.
Topics presented were:
- Protecting distributions, gifts and loans including the use of gift and loan arrangements – by Rob Jeremiah;
- Super contributions and asset protection – including the bankruptcy clawback rules – by Phil Broderick;
- Secured intra-family group loans and the Family Court – by Daniel Smedley.
Handouts from the presentation are now available to download.
Further information on SMSFs and Asset Protection are available from a presentation delivered by Phil Broderick, on SMSFs and Asset Protection, as part of the Television Education Network’s 3rd Annual Asset Protection Conference, on 15 October 2015.
CGT issues when creating and dealing with UPEs
In December 2015, an article written by Sladen Legal's Sam Campbell was published in the Tax Institute’s Journal, Taxation in Australia.
The article discusses the tax issues raised when creating and dealing with unpaid present entitlements by trusts, including CGT issues, which should always be carefully considered before embarking on a proposed transaction.
CGT Hotspots in Restructuring Trusts in Estate Planning
On 22 October 2015, Rob Jeremiah delivered a presentation at the ‘Taxation Aspects of Estate Planning and Business Succession – The First Annual Symposium’ held in Melbourne by Television Education Network.
At this event, Rob presented a paper called ‘CGT Hotspots in Restructuring Trusts in Estate Planning,’ written by Sam Campbell, Will Monotti, Ashleigh Eynaud and himself.
Hot Issues in Structuring and Rewarding Employees
On 28 October, 2015 Sladen Legal delivered a presentation on various topics in the area of Hot Issues in Structuring and Rewarding Employees.
Topics presented were:
- Professional Practices Structures – the ATO views and the law - Rob Jeremiah
- Superannuation and employees - Phil Broderick
- Employment risks in corporate and business restructures - Louise Houlihan
- The new employee share scheme regime – the promised land or a mirage? - Carlos Barros
Victorian Powers of Attorneys to change from 1 September 2015
Do trustees no longer have unlimited assessment periods?
In June 2015, an article written by Sladen Legal's Sam Campbell titled "Do trustees no longer have unlimited assessment periods?" was published in the Tax Institute’s Journal, Taxation in Australia.
This article discusses whether a new law administration practice statement will give trustees comfort that the Australian Taxation Office will not issue an assessment outside of the normal 2/4 year periods.
Sladen Legal presents at the Tax Institute's Trusts & Estates Forum
The attached presentation was delivered by Sladen Legal’s Rob Jeremiah and Phil Broderick at the Tax Institute’s Trusts & Estates Club on 17 June, 2015.
In this presentation, Rob discussed “Beneficial interests” in and “beneficial ownership” of trust property – trustees, trusts and beneficiaries, while Phil addressed issues about Superannuation and insurance – the good, the bad and the ugly.
Draft exposure legislation regarding ‘look-through’ CGT treatment to earnout arrangements released by Treasury
The Treasury has finally released long awaited draft exposure legislation regarding ‘look-through’ CGT treatment to earnout arrangements (Draft Bill).
On 12 May 2010, the former Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon. Nick Sherry disseminated a media release announcing the previous Government’s intention to amend the law to provide look-through capital gains tax (CGT) treatment for qualifying earnout arrangements entered into as part of the sale of business assets.
Tax disputes - what not to do
Our previous article Tax disputes – what to do discussed some of the general stratagems taxpayers can employ when in dispute with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
As previously highlighted, quick and early professional advice, assessment of the nature and extent of a dispute and engagement with the ATO can lead to better ultimate outcomes.
Similarly, there are certain things that a taxpayer in dispute with the ATO should not do