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Tax Bar Association

“Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society”
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jnr

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Thursday 01 April 2010
Tax Study at Melbourne Law School in 2010 Melbourne Law School offers a wide range of opportunities to further your taxation study through the Melbourne Law Masters, the Master of Tax and International Tax degree programs at our main campus at the University of Melbourne, Pellham Street, Carlton, just north of Melbourne CBD. For a list of subjects and teachers and more information please go to the Melbourne Law Masters website or see the attached flyer. Applications for 2010 are still being accepted!! more
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Thursday 11 March 2010
Income Tax Treatment of Instalment Warrants The Assistant Treasurer has announced the Rudd Government's plans to amend the tax law to confirm the practice of treating the investor in an instalment warrant over a single exchange traded security in a company, trust or stapled entity as the owner of the listed security for income tax purposes. A discussion paper is available here - submissions are due by 9 April 2010. Click here for media release. more
 
 
Thursday 11 March 2010
Capital gain assessed to wrong party The Federal Court has held that a net capital gain of $264.54m on the disposal of an asset should have been assessed by the Commissioner to the taxpayer’s subsidiary rather than the taxpayer. See Orica Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 197. more
 
 
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Australia and Chile Sign New Tax Treaty The Assistant Treasurer has announced that Australia and Chile have signed a new income tax treaty - the first between the two countries. Click here for media release. more
 
 
Tuesday 09 March 2010
No extension of time to lodge appeal The Federal Court has refused a taxpayer company an extension of time to file a notice of appeal. See Pre-Paid Professional Administration Ltd v DFCT [2010] FCA 173. more
 
 
Monday 08 March 2010
Income protection payments excluded from business income The Full Federal Court has held that income protection insurance was not assessable income of a financial planning business. See Watson v DFCT [2010] FCAFC 17. more
 
 
Latest Publications

05/03/2010
Assistant Treasurer's address to the TIA National Convention Assistant Treasurer's address to the TIA National Convention, Melbourne, 5 March 2010. Click here.
04/03/2010
Towards the next 100 years Commissioner's speech to the Tax Institute of Australia's 25th National Convention, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Thursday 4 March 2010. Click here.
17/02/2010
A common caring: nest building with self-managed super funds Speech by Michael D'Ascenzo, Commissioner of Taxation, to the Self-Manager Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) National Conference in Melbourne outlining some of the Tax Office's latest initiatives as part of its regulatory responsibility for SMSFs. Click here.
16/02/2010
Examining Compliance, ATO Governance & Tax Risk Management Speech by Jim Killaly, Deputy Commissioner, Large Business and International (Case Leadership) to the 7th Annual Corporate Tax Summit outlining ATO perspectives on the large business sector. Click here.
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24/11/2009
Congratulations The Tax Bar Association would like to congratulate its member Simon Steward SC on his appointment as a member of Senior Counsel.
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