Accounting

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage with the ATO and understand how to work collaboratively with their new Private Wealth programs, COVID-19 compliance activities, tax governance and transparency and how to work together effectively on inquiries, audits, and tax disputes. Plus, get ahead on FBT planning for employee expenses and benefits, restructuring issues and what not to do if you want to avoid being on the TBP watchlist. If you only attend one event this year, ensure this is it.

Managing a client’s wealth can put trusted advisors directly in the firing line for client complaints. Your response can make or break your relationship with the client, and potentially do your practice serious harm. Learn why clients complain, how to manage complaints if you receive one, and most importantly, avoid getting one in the first place.

Get on top of all the cutting edge strategies you will need when your client’s small business needs to be structured or restructured. Obtain a practical guide to small business CGT concessions, early warning signs of liquidation or administration, and the latest taxation and asset protection strategies. Explore how to structure for succession. Plan for family complications, relationship breakdown, death or other crisis while ensuring the business survives. This jam-packed day is not to be missed.

Getting your AFSL is only the first hurdle; maintaining compliance is the marathon. Clearly, even large licensees have struggled to comply with the laws and their license conditions. Make sure you have dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s on your compliance checklist by attending this 1 hour webinar with Sophie Gerber.

The very qualities that make discretionary trusts so appealing when established also create many headaches when it is time to pass control to the next generation. Familiarise yourself with the tax consequences, and how best to satisfy the expectations of both ingoing and outgoing generations.

Gain a practical understanding of tax issues related to property whether you are looking at trusts, subdivisions, property development or tax on property in an Estate. Covering the latest in stamp duty, GST and property developments, plus practical tax considerations for dealing with property in the estate plan. Don’t miss this 2 hour update with practice leaders.

Looking for Client Care & Practice hours to meet your FASEA requirements? Look no further. In 5 easy online sessions, our Client Care and Practice Bundle delivers 5 FASEA CPD hours to fulfil your mandatory requirements. In live & recorded sessions online, engage with our expert speakers on best practice advice to act as a client centric adviser. Everything from how to deal with complaints, how to get paid on time, how to niche your practice, how to expand your advice to turn 1 client into many, plus more

The latest in our online mini-series, Trusts Trifecta for Advisors takes a deep dive into testamentary trusts, discretionary trusts and family trusts, exploring their pros and cons, complex taxation issues, passing control and knowing when to make a family trust election.

Understanding when a family trust election is required can be complex. Franked dividends, trust losses, owning shares in a company with losses, or accessing the small business restructure rollover can all be viable reasons to make an FTE. The election comes with serious potential pitfalls, however, so it’s important to clarify your knowledge on when it is appropriate.

WEB213AL02: Are you constantly trying to be all things to all people? Specialising in one field can be daunting, but the payoff if you get it right is enormous. Join Meryl Johnston as she imparts guidance and examples on how to increase revenue, profits and team happiness by specialising in a niche. Meryl will walk you through an in-depth case study detailing how her firm achieved rapid growth and success through specialisation.

Attend and uncover the most practical structuring strategies and indirect tax issues for your property clients, with detailed case studies and real life examples. Take this great opportunity to sit with a line of expert professionals in this industry and get your questions answered.

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A comprehensive update on recent developments in tax for individuals, including super, trusts and tax changes that impact your clients.

Delivered by leaders who have their finger directly on the pulse of everything you need to know about state taxes, this mini-series covers the latest developments in land tax, stamp duty and landholder duty for your jurisdiction.

This November, explore inbound and outbound tax issues, including complex taxes, cross-border transactions and corporate tax residency issues.

Join us for 10 practical SMSF workshops and in-depth sessions packed with critical updates and the latest SMSF strategies. Claim 10 specialist SMSF hours in one go with everything you need to know about lump sum death benefit distributions, defined benefits and complex TBAR. Enhance your SMSF administration and get on top of your compliance obligations. Hear the latest contributions and pension strategies and unlock investment options, all from leading experts working at the coalface of these crucial issues

We have gathered a team of experts to unpack significant issues with SMSFs. The impact of Non-Arm’s Length Income and the LCR 2021/22 will be demystified for you. Uncover the rippling effect of recent changes on in-specie property contributions. Be a step ahead of legacy pensions and so much more. With so many changes in recent times it’s easy for your strategies to become outdated, so make sure you’re investing your time wisely into staying at the forefront of a successful SMSF practice. WEB223N42

Issues covered include: TBAR, rollovers, transfer balance cap, reporting, compensation

Issues covered include: absolute entitlement, tax consequences, vesting, Taxation Ruling TR2018/6, vesting date

Issues covered include: proposed changes, loan rules, transitional rules, UPE's, Pre-1997 loans

Issues covered include: acting on instruction, competent clients, client competency, capacity, capacity issues

Issues covered include: audit risks, audit issues, SMSF auditor liability

Issues covered include: tax disputes, audits, assessments, objections, payment arrangements, garnishee notices, director penalty notices

Issues covered include: discretionary trusts, Family Court, Family Law Act, adult childs, parents, trust assets, outlaws

Issues covered include: exercising power of attorney, risk, dementia, principles, key issues

Issues covered include: trustee death payment decisions, SMSFs, superannuation death benefits

Issues covered include: The Gerry Harvey Tax, overseas GST, electronic distribution platform, e-commerce, GST developments

Issues covered include: discretionary trusts, testamentary trusts, inter vivos trusts, succession planning, clawback mechanisms for trustees, taxation liabilities, CGT assets

Administration of deceased estates is becoming increasing complex – burial disputes, dealing with digital assets and managing informal wills can be just some of the challenges. Hear the latest information, what the law is saying, what needs to be considered and what advice you should be giving to your clients.

Issues include: residency tests, Australian tax resident, Harding case

Issues covered include: SMSFs, property investment, property structures, ATO

Issues covered include: testamentary trust, deceased estates, transferring control, loan accounts, unpaid present entitlements

Issues covered include: family trust, ending family trust, family trust election, family trust distribution tax, family tax

Issues covered include: small business tax, Tax Gap, ATO, taxpayers

Issues covered include: LRBA landscape, SMSFs, regulator activity, compliance programs

Issues covered include: anti-hybrid mismatch, guideance products, ATO, foreign hybrid mismatch rules

Issues covered include: tax office targets, tax trusts, trust law, taxation of trusts"

Issues covered include: best interest duty, ASIC, SMSF, SMSF Advice

Issues covered include: State Taxes, economic entitlement, trust to beneficiary distributions, duty exemption, land tax, Principal Place of Residence exemptions, foreign purchaser duty and absentee owner surcharge

Issues covered include: family law, estate planning, loss of capacity, Binding Financial Agreements, companies and trusts, powers of attorney