23 Jun

Earlier this month, Jack Colley (a Senior Associate of West Garbutt) presented the following paper which he co-authored with Alex Whitney (a Principal of West Garbutt), at The Tax Institute’s Agribusiness Intensive. The paper discusses the full lifecycle of a dispute – from risk and review to audit and objection, providing practical strategies for dealing with the ATO and effectively managing disputes. Link to paper. ...

09:34 / CGT / Corporate groups / GST / Income Tax / Private wealth families / Providing support to other accountants and lawyers / Small to medium enterprises / Tax audits and reviews / Tax objections / Tax practice areas
28 Aug

In this paper prepared for TEN The Education Network, our senior associate Hugo Southcott and principal Lyndon Garbutt analyse the legislative provisions relating to the GST margin scheme. The paper examines the complexities of the eligibility criteria, drafting traps, the interaction between the margin scheme and GST withholding, and the rules for calculating the margin in various circumstances....

14:14 / GST / Land Tax
10 Mar

West Garbutt Principal Lyndon Garbutt recently presented at the 11th Legalwise Brisbane Property Lawyers conference, providing practical tips to property lawyers  on GST and Queensland land tax. For people wanting to access a copy of the slides please click on the link below.  Should more detailed advice be required, or you would like assistance with identifying the GST and land tax implications of your property transaction, then please contact one of our specialist GST lawyers. To access this document, please click: Legalwise Property Lawyers - GST and Land Tax ...

15:45 / GST / Land Tax
24 Oct

West Garbutt Principal Lyndon Garbutt recently co-presented with Steven Fogarty of the ATO at the Queensland Law Society Property Law Conference in Brisbane on the topic of getting GST right for property transactions. GST as it applies to property transactions is complex and can have unexpected consequences. The co-presenters provided an insight into: how to manage GST risk how to avoid common traps associated with documenting GST clauses common issues encountered in claiming the going concern exemption and margin scheme concession obligations on purchasers relating to GST withholdings. For people wanting to access a copy of the slides please click on the link below.  Should more...

15:32 / GST
03 Oct

Lyndon Garbutt, Principal of West Garbutt presented on the complexity of GST as it applies to property transactions at the 2019 Queensland Property and Construction Intensive held by the Taxation Institute of Australia.

The presentation focused on how to identify and manage various GST risks faced by property developers and the importance of seeking input from GST lawyers prior to entering into transactions to ensure GST implications are properly considered and appropriate GST clauses drafted.

16:37 / GST