Sladen Events
When Equality Meets Tax Reality in the Estate Plan
An estate plan often sets out to treat the beneficiaries on equal terms. However, it may not be until the estate is being administered that tax rears its head in some form so that one beneficiary’s share is diminished by the potential tax consequences attached to a certain asset, including superannuation.
Payday Super: what you need to know
Payday Super is now law. Effective from 1 July 2026, Payday Super means big changes for employers and super funds, including that employers will have to align super contributions for their employees with ‘pay day’. This webinar will cover the key changes under the new Payday Super that employers and their advisers should be aware of.
The STAR decision: what ASIC’s prosecution of the executive team and board of Star Entertainment means for directors and officers of companies
This webinar reviews Justice Lee’s Federal Court decision and draws out the matters executives and directors need to consider when performing their respective roles.
Federal Budget 2026/2027: tax and superannuation – what you need to know
In thiscomplimentary webinar you will hear Sladen Legal’s tax and superannuation team discuss and distil the key points the morning after the 2026-2027 Federal Budget is released.
Div 296 tax – the issues and strategies
In this session, Phil will examine the issues and potential strategies in relation to the new superannuation Div 296 tax, including what (if anything) may be done before 1 July 2026 and 1 July 2027.
Tax effective superannuation death benefit planning
This session will examine potential strategies and planning in relation to dealing with death benefits from a tax perspective.
Family trust elections – Stairway to heaven or highway to hell?
Family trust elections offer considerable benefits to family groups. However, the consequences for getting it wrong – family trust distribution tax at 47% plus the general interest charge – are dire. Adding to the mix is that family trust elections are an area of ATO focus.
Shareholder Disputes and Oppressive conduct claims: a discussion of the principles through some recent case examples
Join our webinar: Shareholder Disputes and Oppressive conduct claims: a discussion of the principles through some recent case examples
Managing employee performance and conduct - 24 October, 2025
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
Family Wealth Unlocked: Practical Control, Succession & Tax Strategies for SMEs
Family-owned businesses and investment structures often hold significant wealth but much of it remains "locked" for reasons of tax efficiency, asset protection, or the need to retain control. This session explores how families can both unlock wealth when needed and establish enduring mechanisms for multi-generational wealth stewardship.
Managing Gen Z in the Workplace
In this session, Katherine Dennis will unpack what really drives Gen Z at work, the legal and cultural implications for employers, and practical strategies to adapt.
Family trusts and incapacity - who is in control?
This session will examine the common issues that present when controllers of trusts lose capacity.
Div 296 tax – the new tax on members with more than $3 million of super benefits
The returning Labor Government intends to legislate its proposed new tax on members with more than $3 million in super (known as Division 296 tax). In this session, we will examine the proposed new tax.
GST and small-scale property developments
Whilst the income tax is often front of mind, when it comes to small-scale property developments, GST should not be overlooked.
This session explores how GST can impact on such projects.
Safe Harbour for Directors to Avoid Personal Liability: What is it, how do you access it and how do you maintain the protection?
Safe Harbour for Directors to Avoid Personal Liability: What is it, how do you access it and how do you maintain the protection?
After Bendel: Division 7A, Anti-Avoidance, and Beyond
The Full Federal Court’s decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel (February 19, 2025) has redefined the tax landscape for trusts, ruling that unpaid present entitlements (UPEs) between a corporate beneficiary and a trust do not constitute a loan under s109D(3) of Division 7A.
Losing trust in your trust: Is it time to tell your trust that you want to corporatise?
Sometimes relationships don’t always work out. The appeal of operating a business in a trust and the prospect of the CGT discount may no longer outweigh the challenges of managing unpaid present entitlements and preparing annual distribution minutes.
What is better - SMSFs vs Companies and Trusts?
It seems that all investment structures are being attacked by Government and Revenue Authorities these days.
Victoria Property Taxes – recent developments
All you need to know about recent changes in Victorian property taxes.
SMSF internal disputes and how to resolve and avoid them
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.
Avoiding red flags on greenwashing: Director’s Duties in the ESG space
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.
Managing employee performance and conduct - 18 October, 2024
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
Managing employee performance and conduct - 18 October, 2024
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
Main residence exemption: danger lurks beneath the surface
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..
Choosing Wisely: Navigating Family Trust Elections
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.
Payroll Tax For Medical Practices
Recent changes in policy and application of the payroll tax rules for medical centres are causing difficulties for many taxpayers.
Insolvent Trading: The Basics And Recent Cases
What does 'insolvent trading' really mean? How far does a director’s duty go, and can a director avoid personal liability?
Restructuring – to roll or not to roll?
For most private groups, in the absence of consolidation, restructuring often requires the use of a CGT rollover or CGT rollovers.
Managing employee performance and conduct - 17 May 2024
The workshop will focus on minimising business risks that arise from managing employee behaviour and performance and will conducted by:
Jasmine O'Brien - Principal
Federal Budget 2024/2025: tax and superannuation – what you need to know
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.
Why structuring the control of an SMSF is so important
In this session, Phil Broderick will explore control of an SMSF and why it is so important.
Wills disputes - Challenges by adult children
This presentation will cover issues that arise when adult children challenge a Will
Directors Duties: recent cases against directors and the lessons to be learned
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.
Accessing Small Business CGT Concessions in a Trust
This session explores the issues applicable to a trust’s use of the small business CGT concessions.