Tax law report – October 2011

The ATO has released Draft Taxation Ruling TR 2011/D3 outlining when superannuation pensions commence and cease. The controversial draft ruling has significant tax implications for all super funds and is intended to apply retrospectively (when finalised) from 1 July...

Tax law report – August 2011

    The Government has held off on defining trust or distributable income in taxation statutes. This measure was intended to better align trust distributable income with taxable income.     Taxation of capital gains made by trusts and franked distributions flowing...