With most tax professionals now returning to work after the holiday break, this is the ideal time to do a stocktake of the status of recent tax, superannuation and related Bills which may affect tax practitioners and their clients in 2021. This article...
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Tax Yak – Episode 40: COVID-19 and JobKeeper Scheme Employment law issues
In this episode of Tax Yak, Nicole Rowan does not yak about tax, but instead about employment law issues arising from COVID-19 and specifically from the JobKeeper scheme. Patrick Turner from Maurice Blackburn joins this Yak to provide a useful overview of current employment law issues and to answer your questions to help employers navigate these difficult times and stay within the law.
Host: Nicole Rowan
Guest: Patrick Turner, Senior Associate, Maurice Blackburn
Recorded: 30 April 2020
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Tax Yak – Episode 39: JobKeeper Scheme
In this episode of Tax Yak, Robyn yaks with fellow TaxBanter trainer, Nicole Rowan, about the JobKeeper scheme, including eligibility, the ATO’s administrative approach and the proposed amendments.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guests: Nicole Rowan
Recorded: 27 April 2020
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Tax Yak – Episode 38: Crossing borders with COVID–19
In this episode of Tax Yak, Robyn yaks with international tax lawyer and Director of Private Client Services (International) at Andersen, Marsha Laine Dungog, and her colleague, Managing Director of Andersen, Al Nuñez, about the response of the Australian and US Governments to the COVID–19 pandemic as they compare the two countries’ economic stimulus packages.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guests: Marsha Laine Dungog and Al Nuñez
Recorded: 9 April 2020
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Tax Yak – Episode 37: US tax issues: a business perspective
In this episode of Tax Yak, Robyn yaks with international tax lawyer and Director of Private Client Services (International) at Andersen, Marsha Laine Dungog and her colleague, Managing Director of Andersen, Al Nuñez, and Simon Calabria, Director at Webb Martin Consulting about a range of US tax issues affecting Australians doing business in the USA.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guest: Marsha Laine Dungog, Al Nuñez and Simon Calabria
Recorded: 12 February 2020
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Tax Yak – Episode 36: US tax issues: an individual perspective
In this first episode of Tax Yak for 2020, Robyn yaks with international tax lawyer and Director of Private Client Services (International) at Andersen, Marsha Laine Dungog, about a range of USA tax and superannuation issues that affect Australians living and working in the USA. Also joining us is Marsha’s colleague, Managing Director of Andersen, Al Nuñez, and Simon Calabria, Director at Webb Martin Consulting.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guest: Marsha Laine Dungog, Al Nuñez and Simon Calabria
Recorded: 12 February 2020
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Tax Yak – Episode 35: Year-end wrap
In this final episode of Tax Yak for 2019, Robyn yaks with TaxBanter director, Neil Jones, about the past few months of the 46th Parliament and how the tax landscape looks heading into 2020.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guest: Neil Jones
Recorded: 17 December 2019
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Tax Yak – Episode 34: Deceased estates
It is said that nothing in life is certain but death and taxes.
In this episode of Tax Yak, Robyn yaks with BNR Partners Managing Director and Estate Taxation Specialist, Ian Raspin, about his broad and deep experience in advising on the taxation issues associated with deceased estates.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guest: Ian Raspin
Recorded: 11 November 2019
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Tax Yak – Episode 33: Running a modern day tax practice
Running a modern day tax practice is no challenge for the light-hearted. In this episode of Tax Yak, Robyn yaks with Planet Consulting Founder and Principal Consultant, Rob Pillans, about the challenges facing practitioners running a practice in the current tax landscape.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guest: Rob Pillans
Recorded: 11 November 2019
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Tax Yak – Episode 32: Happy 1st Birthday Tax Yak (Current Tax Landscape)
Join us in celebrating Tax Yak’s 1st Birthday.
In this episode of Tax Yak, Robyn yaks with TaxBanter director, Neil Jones, about the first few months of the 46th Parliament and the current tax landscape.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guest: Neil Jones
Recorded: 16 October 2019
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Tax Yak – Episode 31: Current SMSF issues
There are more than 600,000 self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) in Australia which are regulated by the ATO.
In this episode of Tax Yak, Robyn yaks with Liz Westover, Partner and National SMSF Leader with Deloitte Private in Melbourne, about the current SMSF landscape. They discuss enacted and proposed policy changes affecting SMSFs, the ATO’s compliance approach to SMSFs and other issues affecting SMSFs.
Host: Robyn Jacobson
Guest: Liz Westover, Partner @ Deloitte Private, Melbourne
Article: ‘Carry forward’ concessional contributions cap
Article (update pending): The SG Amnesty: What should employers do?
Article (update pending): SG Amnesty: Q&A
Article (update pending): The New Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty
Recorded: 30 September 2019
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