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From 19 May 2022, substantial amendments were made to the Duties Act 1997 (NSW) (Duties Act), including the introduction of a new category of dutiable transaction which imposes duty on a change in beneficial ownership of dutiable property.

With the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement passing through Federal Parliament of Australia last week, now's the ideal time to assess your India strategy. What are the key opportunities your Agribusiness, Food & Beverage business can explore as part of your India strategy? Find out more about areas of opportunity you can leverage.

With recent news of significant data breaches at major corporations, there are a number of questions being asked from Boardrooms to kitchen tables all across Australia. Some common questions include, what went wrong? Are we at risk? And how can we protect ourselves from similar events in the future?

Expert evidence – in both written form in the witness box – is a critical element of any legal proceedings. However, it is an Expert’s conduct in the witness box under cross-examination that is often the most commented upon by the Court through the judgments published.

As part of the Government’s October 2022 Federal Budget, Labor have recently announced changes to the thin capitalisation rules which will apply to income years commencing on or after 1 July 2023.

Legislation for the long awaited FBT exemption for electric vehicles has finally passed through the Senate. A few amendments moved by the Greens were agreed to by the Government in order to get the legislation through. Here is a summary of the new rules.

In this episode we speak with Matthew Green, Partner and Controls Assurance Specialist and Chris Watson, Partner and previously a Detective in the Computer Crime Unit City of London Police.

With the Antarctic Treaty expiring in just over 20 years and current global conflict, a question mark remains over the future of this remarkable place. In this episode, we explore projects led by the Foundation, the independent research currently being conducted, and how businesses can do more to ensure the future growth and protection of Antarctica.

Historically, off-market share buy-backs and share reductions were an effective way for listed public companies to undertake capital management whilst returning franking credits to individual and superannuation fund shareholders in particular.

There were changes made to both Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions and Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 (STP2) reporting from 1 July 2022. Here’s what you need to know to avoid common errors.

With soaring building costs and interest rates on the rise, builders and property developers are seeing their margins eroded and losses accumulating from development projects.

ATO's draft GST Determination for Margin Scheme Valuations may soon require property developers to obtain new or ‘confirmed’ valuation reports to support the application of the margin scheme for sales of real property that occur outside of the three-month transitional period. Read more about the impact on businesses and the property market.