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Tax Bar Association

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

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Friday 19 March 2010
Review into the Implications of any Delayed or Changed ATO Advice on Significant Issues The Inspector-General of Taxation's review into delayed or changed Tax Office views on significant issues has been released. The report was publically released on 17 March 2010. Click here. more
 
 
Friday 19 March 2010
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No 2) Bill 2010 The Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No 2) Bill 2010 has been introduced into the House of Reps. It contains amendments concerning GST groups & GST joint ventures, the general ruling system for indirect taxes & excise and tax invoices. more
 
 
Friday 19 March 2010
BHP Billiton financier allowed bad debt deductions The Full Federal Court has upheld a decision that the taxpayer, which was the internal financier for the BHP Billiton Group, was entitled to a deduction under the bad debt provisions, s25-35 of the ITAA 1997, for just over $2bn in loans made to 2 other members of the Group for mining projects that failed. See FCT v BHP Billiton Finance Limited [2010] FCAFC 25 (17 March 2010). more
 
 
Thursday 18 March 2010
The Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No 2) Bill 2010 The Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No 2) Bill 2010 has been introduced in the House of Reps. It contains amendments concerning Div 7A, TFN withholding & trusts, repeal of unlimited amendment periods, HECS-HELP, DGRs and income tax exemption. more
 
 
Thursday 18 March 2010
Tax Laws Amendment (Transfer of Provisions) Bill 2010 The Tax Laws Amendment (Transfer of Provisions) Bill 2010 has been introduced in the House of Reps. It proposes to rewrite a number of provisions formerly in the ITAA 1936 into the ITAA 1997 and TAA 1953, including Part VI collection & recovery provisions; Schedule 2C commercial debt forgiveness; Schedule 2E luxury car leases; Schedule 2G farm management deposits and Schedule 2J general insurance. more
 
 
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Commissioner refused leave to amend statement of facts, issues & contentions The Federal Court has refused the Commissioner leave to amend his Statement of Facts Issues and Contentions by adding an alternative basis for his claim that the payments in question were assessable receipts under s28(b)(i) of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987. See Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd v FCT [2010] FCA 215 (5 February 2010). 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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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 click 'more' to see the attached flyer. Applications for 2010 are still being accepted....  more

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