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Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Limited (G&F) is a specialist tax practice, Australia's biggest advisory firm practising exclusively in revenue laws and is International Tax Review's Australian Tax Firm of the Year, 2007. Now incorporating Shaddick & Spence. Recent Developments7 August 2008
The proposal for a ‘root and branch’ review of Australia’s tax system first emerged from the Prime Minister’s ‘2020 Summit’ in April, and was then re-announced in the May Budget. The committee selected by the Treasurer to undertake this review, now called Australia’s Future Tax System Review (‘the Review’), released its first paper yesterday. The paper is a weighty work – it is well over 300 pages – and so this Tax Brief examines its main focus and broad thrust.
1 August 2008
A summary of selected tax developments for the week ending 1 August 2008
25 July 2008
A summary of selected tax developments for the week ending 25 July 2008
24 July 2008
The Assistant Treasurer released a draft of proposed amendments to Division 6C of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) for public comment on Wednesday 23 July. This Tax Brief examines the scope and operation of the draft amendments.
24 July 2008
Greenwoods & Freehills is pleased to host a visiting Professor from New York University Law School, Professor H David Rosenbloom.
18 July 2008
A summary of selected tax developments for the week ending 18 July 2008
11 July 2008
A summary of selected tax developments for the week ending 11 July 2008
10 July 2008
Historically, the issue of rights to acquire shares or units by companies and trusts to their shareholders and unit holders has been treated as not giving rise to any assessable income or capital gain for the shareholders or unit holders. However, last year the High Court handed down its decision in the case of Commissioner of Taxation v McNeil [2007] HCA 5 (‘McNeil’) which rather unexpectedly changed this situation and engendered considerable uncertainty in the process.
This Tax Brief examines the new rules proposed by the Government to try to clarify the post-McNeil situation, and in particular some of the difficulties these new rules create, as well as the areas they leave untouched. 4 July 2008
The Directors of Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Limited (G&F) are delighted to announce the appointment of Andy Hirst (Sydney) and Rhys Penning (Melbourne) as directors of G&F with effect from 1 July 2008.
4 July 2008
A summary of selected tax developments for the week ending 4 July 2008
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