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Landmark PepsiCo Decision On Australian Royalty Withholding And Diverted Profits Tax

The High Court of Australia has delivered its eagerly awaited decision in Commissioner of Taxation v PepsiCo Inc [2025] HCA 30, dismissing the Australian Commissioner of Taxation's...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Changes to payroll tax - implications for medical practices in Victoria

Under the common law, if a practitioner is engaged as an employee, their wages are subject to payroll tax.

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Kennedys

Mid May Tax Update

Update on key developments in taxation law for accountants and participants in the tax advice industry up to mid-May.

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Pointon Partners

End of April Tax Update

Key developments in taxation law for accountants and participants in the tax advice industry up to mid-late April.

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Pointon Partners

Australian Federal Budget 2025-2026–Key Tax Measures And Instant Insights

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K&L Gates LLP

在澳大利亚营商的八大挑战

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TMF Group BV

Passenger movement and visa data-matching by the ATO- don't get "tax" caught

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

PepsiCo, Inc V Commissioner Of Taxation [2024] FCAFC 86 - Another Chapter In The Embedded Royalties Saga

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Alvarez & Marsal

Top 8 Challenges Of Doing Business In Australia

Australia Commercial

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TMF Group BV

A View On The 2024/2025 Australian Federal Budget

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Alvarez & Marsal

Build-To-Rent - Australian Income Tax Concessions: Foundations Laid, But Potential Cracks And Missing Features May Yet Plague A Promising Development

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K&L Gates LLP

Proposed New Tax Breaks For BTR Investment And Development

Australia Real Estate

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Vincent Young

Build-To-Rent: Do The Proposed Tax Incentives Go Far Enough?

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Alvarez & Marsal

Analysis Of Recent Full Federal Court Decision In Australian Tax Case

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Alvarez & Marsal

Blockchain Bites: NASDAQ Bets On Blockchain With Tokenised Stocks And ETFs; ASIC Mints Regulatory Relief For AFSL Licensed Stablecoins; Binance Nears Agreement To End US Monitorship

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Introducing Cathro Clarity: Unlocking Australia's Insolvency Data

Australia Insolvency

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Cathro & Partners

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Keeping Up With ESG In Australia – August 2025

Australia Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 2 Spotlight On Silica – Recent Developments And Trends

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The OECD Pillar 2 Framework And Current Status Of The Rules In Australia

In this article, we provide an overview of the OECD Pillar 2 framework and the current status of the rules in Australia, and discuss some of the key implications and challenges...

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Alvarez & Marsal

Software Licensing In The ATO Crosshairs

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) issued a new draft taxation ruling (TR 2024/D1) on 17 January 2024 in relation to the character of receipts...

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Alvarez & Marsal

Important changes to the foreign resident capital gains withholding tax regime

The changes could have significant financial consequences for foreign residents selling property in Australia.

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

BTR Series Part 10: BTR And Investment Structuring - What Do Investors Need To Know Now?

In this final Part 10 of our build-to-rent (BTR) series, we identify some key investment structuring challenges for investors in new BTR assets in Australia, and consider how investors may be able to overcome some of them.,..

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K&L Gates LLP

BTR Series Part 2: Getting The Tax Right—Australian Income And Capital Gains Tax

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K&L Gates LLP

The benefits and pitfalls of royalty and interest payments in international tax planning

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Fortis Accounting Partners

Australian Federal Budget 2023-2024 - Key Tax Measures And Instant Insights

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K&L Gates LLP

Tax Insight: ATO's Taxpayer Alert On Treaty Shopping

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ATO resumes pursuit of unpaid taxes following easing of COVID-19 restrictions

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ClarkeKann Lawyers

The new foreign resident capital gains withholding regime - A new tax on becoming the owner

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Bartier Perry

M&A Highlights From ASIC's September Corporate Finance Update

Australia Commercial

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Jones Day

ATO draft ruling demonstrates complexity in characterising what constitutes a royalty

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Federal Budget 2020 Insights

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Johnson Winter & Slattery

COVID-19 – how does the cash flow boost for employers work?

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Cooper Grace Ward

M&A Highlights From ASIC's September Corporate Finance Update

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ("ASIC") has released its quarterly report on its corporate finance regulatory activities for the third quarter of 2021.

Australia Commercial

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Jones Day

ATO draft ruling demonstrates complexity in characterising what constitutes a royalty

The main change in the ATO's interpretation in this draft ruling relates to licences for the simple use of software.

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Federal Budget 2020 Insights

Below, we bring you the key taxation reforms announced by the Treasurer, the Hon. Josh Frydenberg in the 2020/21 Australian Federal Budget. T

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Johnson Winter & Slattery

COVID-19 – how does the cash flow boost for employers work?

This article looks at one of the measures – the cash flow boost for employers who may receive up to $100,000 tax-free.

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Cooper Grace Ward

How Will Australia's New Legislation On Main Residence And Capital Gains Tax Impact Non-Residents?

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Vistra

New GST withholding rules – what developers need to know

When dealing with clauses on the distribution of sale proceeds, GST withholding obligations will need to be factored in.

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Cooper Grace Ward

CU LAB: Doing Business in Australia – How can I get money out of an Australian subsidiary?

Mark Friezer runs through the options for repatriating funds from an Australian subsidiary of a foreign parent company.

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Clayton Utz

Another withholding regime in conveyancing – GST and new residential premises

Buyers, developers and financiers of residential premises or land within a subdivision in Australia may need to pay GST.

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McCullough Robertson

E-alert: New proposed GST withholding obligations for residential property transactions

The government has recently released consultation legislation regarding new GST obligations for property transactions.

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Broadley Rees Hogan Lawyers

Australia Raises Capital Gains Withholding Rate For Foreign Residents In Real Estate Transactions

Australia Real Estate

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Jones Day

Changes to the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding (FRCGW) tax regime

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ClarkeKann Lawyers

Changes to foreign resident capital gains withholding clearance certificates

Australia Real Estate

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Colin Biggers & Paisley

Vendors beware – Purchasers of Australian property worth $750,000 may now be required to withhold 12.5 per cent of purchase price at settlement

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Pointon Partners

1 July 2017 start for significant changes to the Foreign Resident CGT Withholding Tax regime - are you ready?

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Clayton Utz

Important changes to the foreign resident capital gains withholding tax (FRCGWT) regime

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HopgoodGanim

E-alert: Changes to Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding (FRCGW) tax regime

Australia Real Estate

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Broadley Rees Hogan Lawyers

Summary of 2017 Federal Budget

Australia Government

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HopgoodGanim

Single Touch Payroll Reporting In Australia

Australia Employment

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TMF Group BV

New tax treaty with Germany

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Foreign resident capital gains withholding provisions (FRCGW) and the insolvency arena

Australia Insolvency

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McCullough Robertson

New measures on global tax avoidance – what the shipping industry should watch out for

Australia Transport

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Loose tax treaty language given meaning in Australian permanent establishment case

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Australia's Foreign Resident Capital Gains Tax Withholding Regime

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TMF Group BV

Welcome relief from the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Tax Regime for deceased estates

Australia Family

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Thynne & Macartney

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