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