Taxation advisors night of nights was a bit of a letdown this year but there were still some items to think about. Breaking it down (or stretching it out) were Partners Toby Eggleston and Ryan Leslie and Professor Graeme Cooper.Want to go deepe

Tax Bites February 2022

Mar 14th, 2022 46m 49s

A recording of our recent 'Tax Bites' webinar, providing an update on all things Australian tax over the last 3 months, featuring Professor Graeme Cooper, Senior Associate Tristan Boyd and Partner Toby Eggleston.We delve into legislative develo

All things ESG

Jan 17th, 2022 1h 10m

In this episode partner Jillian Gardner hosts a panel discussion on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues. The topics covered include what is ESG, why it is increasing in importance at board and shareholder level and tax implicatio

Tax Bites!

Jan 11th, 2022 39m 3s

A little belated but this is episode is a recording of our inaugural Tax Bites webinar recorded in October 2021. Professor Graeme Cooper and partner Cameron Blackwood run through all the tax news fit to listen to relating to new legislation, AT

Imported hybrid mismatches: PCG 2021/5

Dec 24th, 2021 21m 1s

In this episode, Senior Associate Rohan Corrigan and Partner Toby Eggleston discuss the ATO's practical compliance guide on imported hybrid mismatches.Want to go deeper?PCG 2021/5Greenwoods tax insight on the draft PCG Toby's book recommendatio

Transfer pricing for intangibles – Draft PCG 2021/D4

Sep 28th, 2021 50m 29s

This episode is a recording of a webinar hosted by the Corporate Taxpayers Association and Minerals Council of Australia to discuss the practical issues arising from the ATO's draft practical compliance guide on Intangible arrangements.The spe

Happy 40th birthday Part IVA

Jul 7th, 2021 50m 19s

This week is a very special episode - a recording of a recent panel discussion we hosted to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the enactment of Part IVA, Australia's General Anti Avoidance Rule. The panel consisted of Professor Graeme Cooper, AT

Stamp duty update

Jun 21st, 2021 19m 14s

This week partner Zoe Chung, senior associate Louise Van Wyk and Toby Eggleston discuss the latest stamp duty developments, including:the Victorian budget;NSW Property tax proposal; andmaking sense of the decisions in AWF Prop Co 2 Pty Ltd v

Federal Budget 2021 - better late than never!

May 13th, 2021 13m 44s

Ryan Leslie and Toby Eggleston discuss the tax measures announced (or leaked prior to) the 2021 Federal budget handed down on Tuesday night. Apologies for the delay and audio quality!Want to go deeper? Read the Greenwoods Tax Brief

Clough Ltd v FCT: Is expenditure to cancel employee options in the context of a takeover deductible?

Mar 28th, 2021 28m 55s

In this episode partner Toby Eggleston and consulting Professor Graeme Cooper discuss the recent Federal Court decision in Clough Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] FCA 108. The case considered whether a company was entitled to a deducti

Board of Tax review of CGT rollovers

Feb 21st, 2021 25m 25s

Welcome back for 2021! This week partners Toby Eggleston and Cameron Blackwood dissect the Board of Tax's report and suggested changes to CGT rollovers Want to go deeper?Board of Tax report: Greenwoods submission to Board of Tax

2020 Holiday Special!

Dec 29th, 2020 32m 46s

To wrap up 2020 we asked Chris Aboud (real estate), Rebecca Lawrence (indirect taxes), Cameron Blackwood (M&A), Tristan Boyd (energy and resources) and Ryan Leslie (infrastructure) for their views on the big issues in 2020 and predictions for 2

Commissioner of Taxation v Glencore Investments

Dec 19th, 2020 29m 25s

This week transfer pricing partner David Bond joins Toby Eggleston to discuss the impact of the Full Federal Court decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Glencore Investments. They consider the principles that can be discerned from the various

The corporate tax residency test – back to the future?

Nov 28th, 2020 47m 17s

This episode is a recording of a webinar hosted in conjunction with the Corporate Tax Association on the proposed changes to the corporate residency test announced in this year's budget. Joining partner Cameron Blackwood was Lynn Kelly, Acting

BEPS Blueprints

Nov 2nd, 2020 34m 47s

This week Toby Eggleston and Professor Richard Vann discuss the OECD's recently released blueprints on Pillars One and Two.Greenwoods briefing note on the blueprints: https://www.greenwoods.com.au/insights-source/beps-20-blueprints-caught-betwe

Budget night 2020 special

Oct 6th, 2020 13m 37s

Toby Eggleston and Ryan Leslie hit the high notes of the 2020 budget. More details here: https://www.greenwoods.com.au/insights-source/2020/10/6/x6k3ub82ockv5juqox3zhl923czxs1Webinar DetailsThursday, 8 October 20204:00pm - 5:00pmREGISTER HERE:

Senate interim report on Fintech and Regtech: what is it and why does it matter?

Sep 29th, 2020 23m 58s

This week Toby Eggleston is joined by special guest, Alan Tsen, Chair of Fintech Australia to dissect the Australian Senate Select Committee's interim report on Financial and Regulatory TechnologyWant to go deeper?Alan's newsletter: https://fin

Tax reform: What's next?

Sep 12th, 2020 28m 17s

This week Professor Graeme Cooper and Toby Eggleston discuss the possibilities of tax reform in the current environment.

JobKeeper Extension

Aug 31st, 2020 18m 9s

Associate Director, Rebecca Lawrence and Partner, Toby Eggleston discuss the proposed latest extension to the JobKeeper program.Tax insights:https://www.greenwoods.com.au/insights-source/2020/8/21/increased-employee-eligibility-for-existing-job

Demergers: What is a 'restructuring'?

Aug 16th, 2020 33m 15s

This week partners Toby Eggleston and Cameron Blackwood discuss the ATO's recent Taxation Determination TD 2020/6 on the meaning of the term 'restructuring' for the purposes of the demerger provisions and what it means for demergers going forwa

BEPS 2.0 Update

Aug 2nd, 2020 36m 41s

This week Toby Eggleston and consulting Professor Richard Vann discuss the latest developments in the BEPS 2.0 project following last week's OECD broadcast.Want to go deeper?Tax insight on BEPS and COVID-19 from June 2020: https://www.greenwood

Current tax issues in public M&A transactions

Jul 11th, 2020 26m 27s

This week Toby Eggleston, Ryan Leslie and Alistair Haskett get together virtually to analyse tax issues in public M&A arising from an analysis of ATO rulings, legislation and case law in 2019. Download our Australian Public M&A Tax Report here:

Year end tax issues for corporates and investment trusts

Jun 27th, 2020 31m 44s

This week Associate Directors Liz Lester and Mary Hu join Toby Eggleston to discuss year end tax issues for corporates and investment trusts in a year unlike any other. For more details on the COVID-19 measures and impacts discussed please chec

Drawing the line between capital & revenue expenditure

Jun 10th, 2020 37m 27s

This week Michael Anderson, Mary Hu and Toby Eggleston discuss recent cases focussed on the distinction between deductible and non-deductible expenditure. The cases analysed are Origin Energy Limited v FCT (No 2) [2020] FCA 409, FCT v Sharpcan