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In light of the new penalties and expansion of the unfair contract terms laws, now is the perfect time to review your Gift Card* terms and conditions and ensure they meet all the regulation requirements.

In the fast-moving ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) movement, the last few years have seen a proliferation of sustainability reporting frameworks all intended to help organisations make meaningful disclosures in relation to sustainability and other non-financial information.

Conversations with aged care providers at the close of 2022 identified four key themes that will take a front seat in Australia’s aged care sector in 2023 – the fundamentals of the sector (funding, regulation, governance), labour shortage and recruitment strategies, technology, and housing and aged care communities

The guide outlines how you can ensure that market valuations for tax purposes are properly undertaken

When you’re a family business, the lines between business and family can become blurred. For some family businesses in operation for multiple generations, this is even more apparent as the family business may be all they’ve ever known.

To ensure your assets will be protected should you become unable to make financial decisions due to an accident or bad health, we recommend your Estate Plan includes an Enduring Power of Attorney.

Tariffs on emissions-intensive imports are expected to be introduced to adhere to the Government’s proposed emission targets. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen put forward a proposal to enforce pollution caps on the country’s 215 biggest emitters, with the view to reduce their greenhouse output by 5 per cent a year until 2030. There’s no doubt that these emission targets are aggressive – but with penalties in place if organisations don’t comply, we expect to see a positive impact on the adoption of sustainable practices across businesses, manufacturing processes and along the supply chain.

In July last year, the Appeals Panel of the New South Wales Civil & Administrative Tribunal (“the Panel”) decided against the taxpayer in the Thomas & Naaz appeal.

Schools and education facilities are not immune to fraud and misconduct. It can be in the form of theft, misappropriation of funds, or the granting of contracts to known associates of key people.

Generally, when we talk with family businesses about the next generation ‘taking over’ we break this down into two parts – management and ownership. Every business – like every family – is different and what this means in one family business may be completely different in another.

It is not uncommon for parents to advance their children money. What the funds are used for may be a significant consideration in how the transfer may be structured from the family business entity, or group of entities, as there may be several financial, taxation and legal consequences.

Across New South Wales (NSW) there are 128 local councils, all with the important role of building community, maintaining infrastructure, and supporting future developments as well as providing a range of social services.