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GIFT City India | Newly introduced relaxed regulations

20/12/2022

The new regulations introduced by International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) have opened a plethora of opportunities for foreign universities (FU) or foreign educational institutions (FEI) in India. The new regulations allow the FU & FEI to operate an International Branch Campus (IBC) or an Offshore Educational Centre (OBC) in the GIFT City, which is […]

Electric Car Discount Bill passed to exempt EV from FBT

02/12/2022

As the calendar year comes to an end, we get closer to the FBT year-end.  This year we have seen two key changes that employers need to be aware of as they may impact their FBT Returns.  Electric Vehicles and FBT  On 25 November 2022, the Australian Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car […]

Clubs - Update on new self-review requirement for income tax exemption

23/11/2022

From 1 July 2023, clubs seeking to maintain their income tax exempt status will be required to lodge an online Annual Self-Review Form with the ATO (Australian Tax Office). In the 2021 Federal Budget, the former Government announced that it was providing $1.9m to build an online system to enhance the transparency of income tax […]

Child Safe Standards

16/11/2022

SW has expert knowledge and understanding of the Child Safe Standards to help ensure your organisation is satisfying the new Standards. We have undertaken numerous independent reviews of compliance with the Child Safe Standards to assist organisations identify, check and update documents and processes to meet the new Standards. Updates to the Child Safe Standards […]

Concessions provided to foreign universities to operate in India

27/10/2022

In a recent policy update, the Government of India issued regulations enabling Foreign Educational Institutions to establish an International Branch Campus (IBC) or Offshore Education Centre (OEC) in International Financial Services Centres (IFSC) in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in India. This much anticipated legislation is welcome news for Australian universities looking to […]

Agribusiness Estate Planning & Power of Attorney webinar series

05/10/2022

We are delivering a two-part Agribusiness Estate Planning & Power of Attorney webinar series. Each session will focus on topics that are of particular importance when putting a strategy in place to deal with your assets, investments and farms when you pass away. Join our experts from SW and Dawes & Vary Riordan Lawyers as […]

Digital Transformation Embrace the ride

05/10/2022

Global adoption of digital technologies has affected every industry, employee, customer, workplace, product and service. On 18 October 2022, SW’s Danny Armstrong sat down with CEOs Ruslan Kogan, Founder and CEO Kogan.com (ASX:KGN), Guy Carvalho, Co-Founder & CEO IBoA a member of Novatti Group (ASX:NOV) and Kurt Hansen, CEO Tesserent (ASX:TNT) to explore what digital […]

ATO Tax Ruling – ‘Games and sports exemption’ TR 2022/2

26/09/2022

On 14 September 2022, the ATO has revised its guidance on the games and sports income tax exemption for not-for-profit clubs. While the application of the exemption has not changed, Taxation Ruling 2022/2 does provide further clarifications and references the Word Investments High Court case. This ruling replaces Taxation Ruling 97/22, which has now been […]

Emerging Property Fund Managers series 2022

17/08/2022

Developing tomorrow’s leaders today For the sixth year, we deliver an interactive 5-part seminar series to aspiring and emerging leaders in the Property Fund Management sector, with direct access to leading industry experts and their experience, strategic industry insights and pitfalls, and key issues ranging from structuring, debt and equity through to legal and compliance. […]

Significant Investor Visa Funds – compliance audit

17/08/2022

One of several recent changes to the Migration (IMMI 15/100: Complying Investments) Instrument 2015 regarding complying assets for SIV funds included the requirement to audit the compliance of the fund with the Complying Investments Framework. From 1 July 2021, fund managers of SIV compliant funds are required to appoint an external auditor to annually audit […]