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Uniform Guidance | Final updates effective 1 October 2024

05/12/2024

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has finalised significant changes to the Guidance for Grants and Agreements, aimed at improving clarity, consistency, and compliance in managing US Federal grants and financial assistance. The OMB Guidance for Financial Assistance (Uniform Guidance) issued to all Federal agencies for use across all United States Federal Grants is […]

Anti-Money Laundering November 2024 reforms

02/12/2024

Over 70,000 new reporting entities are to be regulated under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Amendment Bill 2024 recently passed in November 2024. The AML/CTF Amendment Bill aims to effectively deter, detect and disrupt money laundering and terrorism financing and strengthen the existing frameworks to better address these evolving threats. The Australian Transaction […]

ATO increases GST engagement with Top 100 and Top 1,000 taxpayers

13/11/2024

The ATO has introduced a Supplementary annual GST return as part of its engagement with the Top 100 and Top 1,000 taxpayers. The returns will be used to assess the confidence level of a taxpayer’s compliance with GST law, and their investments placed into GST governance.   The Supplementary annual GST return will first apply […]

AASB 18: Key changes in presentation of profit & loss of listed entities

31/10/2024

The introduction of a new accounting standard, AASB 18, represents a major change for financial reporting, particularly in the profit and loss statement for listed companies and Tier 1 reporters. AASB 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements has been introduced to enhance the presentation of financial statement as well as for transparency and comparability […]

First annual R&D Tax Incentive Transparency Report released: Key insights

25/10/2024

The ATO has released the first Research & Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI) Transparency Report for 2021–22, detailing which companies claimed the R&DTI. The ATO has published the first R&DTI Transparency Report covering the 2021–22 income year. The R&DTI program aims to strengthen innovation by providing tax offsets for eligible R&D activities. To promote greater transparency […]

New temporary off-the-plan duty concession

25/10/2024

On 21 October 2024, the Victorian Government announced a temporary off-the-plan duty concession to ease the financial burden for buyers of off-the-plan properties like apartments and townhouses in strata subdivisions.   This new concession is set to last for 12 months and attempts to address ongoing challenges in the Victorian property market, particularly amid high construction […]

Oliver Hume Case update | State Revenue Office emboldened to review past capital raises for property trusts under an IM 

21/10/2024

The Victorian Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Oliver Hume Property Funds v Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] VSCA 175 prompted the State Revenue Office (SRO) to update its ruling (DA-075v2) and introduce a voluntary disclosure amnesty for taxpayers impacted by landholder duty principles from the case. Importantly, once the amnesty ends on 31 March […]

Deductibility of fees for financial advice | New ATO tax determination

11/10/2024

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published Taxation Determination TD 2024/7, confirming the Commissioner’s view on the circumstances under which individuals who are not carrying on an investment business can claim a deduction for fees paid for financial advice. On 25 September, the ATO released Taxation Determination TD 2024/7 in relation to the deductibility of […]

From legislation to action: Australia’s sustainability reporting standards finalised

30/09/2024

The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has approved new sustainability reporting standards aligning with mandatory climate reporting legislation. These standards create a framework for large Australian companies to disclose their sustainability practices. Introduction Following the passage of the legislation by the Australian Parliament, the AASB approved two inaugural sustainability reporting standards modelled after international guidelines […]

ATO draft Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2024/D2: Impact on personal services income

26/09/2024

The ATO has released a draft Practical Compliance Guideline, PCG 2024/D2 (PCG) which outlines how general anti-avoidance rules apply to personal services income (PSI) earned through a personal services entity (PSE) operating as a personal services business (PSB). The PSI rules were enacted to ensure that income derived by a PSE would be taxed to […]