12th Annual Business and Property Tax Conference

2020 posed many unique challenges for taxation advisers and their clients, from natural disasters, to COVID-19 and the subsequent recession. The role advisers play in guiding clients through these uncertain times is crucial, and it has never been more important for accountants to understand the key tax issues that family businesses and SMEs need to navigate. Our 12^th annual Business and Property Tax conference will cover all the important issues, from business sales, restructures and rollovers, to business succession planning, as well as the availability of tax losses following recent Federal Budget changes. It also examines difficult Division 7A issues, along with tax traps and pitfalls for property developers.

Part 1: Property Taxation and Market Values

• Tax Traps and Pitfalls for Property Developers

• Property Transactions and GST: A Ticking Timebomb for Advisers?

• Market Value: Often Used, Rarely Understood

Part 2: Small Business Taxation

• Small Business CGT - Are My Assets Active?

• Business Sales, Restructures and Rollovers in a post COVID Landscape

• Business Succession Planning - Ensuring the “Taxman” Doesn’t get your Retirement Nest Egg

Part 3: Trusts and Companies Taxation

• Interstate trusts Relocating to South Australia - Does Clarke v Ebdon Open the Door?

• Division 7A:Practical Strategies in an Uncertain Landscape

• Availability of Tax Losses in a Downturn Economy

Part 4: Managing Tax Compliance Risks

• Fruit or Tree? - Recent Examinations of the Capital/Revenue Distinction

• Director Penalties - Does the “Buck” Really Stop with the Directors?

• Debt Forgiveness and Restructuring - The Debt is Forgiven but is the “Taxman” Appeased?