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Partnering with Accounting Firms to Deliver Legal Services Their Clients Require

We partner with accounting firms to deliver legal services their clients require, from business acquisitions to estate planning and tax disputes. Our collaborative approach ensures seamless service delivery whilst maintaining the trusted advisor relationship accountants have built with their clients.

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May 21, 2026

Proposed Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts – Has this been thought through?

The shock announcement that the Government will impose a 30% tax on discretionary trust distributions raises so many questions that one has to wonder whether the proposal was fully thought through.

May 14, 2026

Trust structures under pressure – restructure or lose efficiency but be warned of the dangers!

By now, most would have heard about what the significant changes announced by the Federal Government in this year’s Federal Budget concerning, amongst other things, trusts.

April 27, 2026

Lessons for SMEs: The Dangers of Deducting Undocumented Related Party Expenses

Last year’s single judge decision in S.N.A Group Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] FCA 240 was widely welcomed by SME advisers, Logan J accepting that small businesses don’t always operate with perfect paperwork and that this alone shouldn’t deny deductions for intra group service fees.

December 4, 2025

Just Because You Satisfy the Personal Services Business Test Does Not Mean You Can Split Your Income

25 years ago, a specific anti-avoidance provision dealing with personal services income was introduced into the Australian tax law.