Sladen Legal Events - Where We Are
Director’s duties are expanding in the ESG space, especially in relation to nature-related risks. Both ASIC and the ACCC have identified greenwashing as a significant ongoing area of concern and investigations of this nature are high on their regulatory agenda.
As the SMSF system matures we are seeing more and more disputes between members and trustees. Disputes can involve members wanting to exit, decisions around investments, death benefit disputes and one of the member/trustees going rogue.
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
A person’s main residence can be their most significant asset. The main residence exemption is (arguably) the most generous exemption for post-CGT assets in the income tax legislation..
In this webinar we will delve into the intricacies of Family Trust Elections (FTEs). Through the exploration of real-life case studies, we'll uncover practical tips and potential pitfalls associated with both making and managing FTEs.
Recent changes in policy and application of the payroll tax rules for medical centres are causing difficulties for many taxpayers.
What does 'insolvent trading' really mean? How far does a director’s duty go, and can a director avoid personal liability?
For most private groups, in the absence of consolidation, restructuring often requires the use of a CGT rollover or CGT rollovers.
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
This year’s Federal Budget is likely to be the last before the next election and so raises the spectre of tax and superannuation changes before the campaign begins.
In this session, Phil Broderick will explore control of an SMSF and why it is so important.
This presentation will cover issues that arise when adult children challenge a Will
This presentation will discuss cases decided or actions brought over the past 12 months against directors alleging breach of their director duties and highlight the lessons to be learned from each of those cases.
This session explores the issues applicable to a trust’s use of the small business CGT concessions.
When it comes to real property transactions, income tax and GST outcomes substantially depend on a taxpayer's purpose.
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
The date may be looming where interest in trust property is required to vest or estate planning discussions are being directed at whether the vesting date can be brought forward. This session explores the tax implications that these situations may encounter.
Our State Taxes team will examine various key aspects of the land tax regime in Victoria and provide both tips for navigating the regime and highlight common traps.
While Australia’s legislative modern slavery framework has been in operation for over four years, many entities are failing to comply with mandatory reporting obligations, identify risks in their supply chains and comply with commitments made in their annual reports.
The controversial windfall gains tax (WGT) has now commenced on 1 July 2023. In this session, our State Taxes and Property teams will examine the application of the regime from both a tax and commercial point of view.
Daniel Smedley presents the second of his two-part series on invalid trust distributions.
The validity of trust distributions is being scrutinised more and more frequently, with challenges arising not only from Australian Taxation Office reviews or audits, but also from beneficiaries questioning the trustee's management of the trust or their use of discretion in family succession disputes.
In this webinar we discuss how employers can best respond when an employee experiences family and domestic violence when it has an impact on the ability for an employee to perform their job.
In this free webinar hear Sladen Legal’s tax and superannuation team discuss and distil the key announcements the morning after the 2023-2024 Federal Budget is released.
This session will examine a number of recent cases on challenges to death benefit decisions.
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
This webinar explains the common pitfalls relating to trustees exercising discretion including void and voidable distributions as well as remedies available to beneficiaries and tips for avoiding disputes.
When a company becomes presently entitled to trust income, it is imperative that the rules in Division 7A are front and square in the minds of the trustees and their advisors.
This webinar provides an update on the state of play of the individual tax residency rules in Australia.
The past year has seen significant developments in the industrial relations sphere – ranging from significant High Court decisions to a new Federal Government and now the most sweeping legislative changes since the Fair Work Act came into force.
As more and more people use the internet to communicate and socialise, manage their bank accounts and purchase goods and services they are creating their own digital legacy. In this Webinar Daniel Smedley will discuss digital assets and the implications on estate planning.
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
