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The Australian Taxation Office (“ATO”) has the ability to recover outstanding tax debts by issuing a Director with a penalty notice that upon expiry renders them personally liable for the amount indicated on the notice.  Each Director becomes personally liable for the...

Over the last 12 months, Australia has seen significant cost increases across almost all sectors of the economy. This week’s inflation figure of +5.1% for the March quarter represents an increase in the CPI not seen since the introduction of the GST over twenty years...

Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015, a law practice is required to have its trust records externally examined once in each financial year if it has received or held trust money, excluding transit money. An external examination covers a law practice’s trust...

In response to the recent weather events in Northern NSW, the NSW & Commonwealth Governments have announced a series of support programs and initiatives to assist the Northern Rivers region.   Latest State and Commonwealth Government Assistance The Federal and NSW...

As a reminder, if your income year ended 30 June 2021, the deadline to submit your Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI) application for the 2020/21 income year is Tuesday, 3 May 2022.  Note that this has been extended from the usual deadline of 30 April...

The Federal Treasurer, Mr Josh Frydenberg, handed down the 2022–23 Federal Budget at 7:30pm (AEDT) on 29 March 2022. In an economy emerging from the pandemic, the Treasurer has confirmed an unemployment rate of 4% and an expected budget deficit of $78 billion for...

In this issue of Corporate Advisor, we explain 13 corporate-governance, financial-reporting, and regulatory topics of crucial importance to CFOs and directors.  Much has been happening of particular relevance to boards – director identification numbers, whistleblowing and breach reporting, fraud, wages underpayment, and climate change.

Hall Chadwick adds a tenth office with a move into the New Zealand professional services market in Auckland, New Zealand. We are very pleased to announce our expansion into New Zealand and we warmly welcome Tadius Munapeyi to the Hall Chadwick Association.

Hall Chadwick partners, Sule Arnautovic and John Vouris, were appointed Joint and Several Administrators of the Companies on 23 December 2021.

Special Purpose Financial Statements are no longer an acceptable form of financial statements for lodgement purposes with ASIC.  Effective annual reporting periods beginning 1 July 2021 financial years. Reduced Disclosure Regime is replaced with a simplified disclosure regime and is mandatory annual reporting periods beginning 1 July 2021.