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Should tax agents be concerned about Taxpayer Alert 2022/1 and TASA?

Much has been written on the recent release by the Commissioner of the package of draft ruling and determination dealing with the ATO’s long-awaited views on the application of s 100A and repeal of the current administrative treatment of UPEs for Div 7A purposes with proposed effect from 1 July 2022.
18 Mar
News

Thomson Geer assists CQ Energy on acquisition by Energy One

Energy consulting firm CQ Energy has been acquired by software and services company Energy One in a deal valued at A$36 million after being advised by Thomson Geer.
11 Mar
News

Thomson Geer advises successful contractor on $2.16 billion Sydney Metro West tunnelling project

Thomson Geer has advised Gamuda Australia on its successful bid with consortium partner Laing O’Rourke for a $2.16 billion contract to deliver a major tunnels and civils package for the Sydney Metro West project.
3 Mar
Employment

Show me the contract! High Court decisions on who’s an employee and who’s a contractor

Consistent with its recent judgment on casual employment in Workpac v Rossato, the High Court of Australia has locked in the primacy of the contract in assessing whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.
18 Feb
News

Thomson Geer adopts Reconciliation Action Plan

Thomson Geer is proud to announce it has adopted its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), formalising the firm’s commitment to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their culture.
15 Feb
Health, Aged Care and Retirement Villages

Concept Design Paper sets the scene for developing a new aged care regulatory framework

The first steps towards implementing the new aged care regulatory framework have been taken with the Federal Government releasing a Concept Paper
10 Feb
Employment

Vaccination requirements – when are they lawful and reasonable?

As the pandemic continues to plague us, there have been some developments in courts and tribunals over the summer that shed light on the question of the lawfulness and reasonableness of vaccination requirements introduced by employers.
9 Feb
Construction

NSW Government provides practical relief with recent amendments to the Design and Building Practitioners legislation

Changes to the New South Wales Design and Building Practitioners Act (the DBPA) have come into effect, removing non-structural commercial and retail fit-outs from the compliance requirements for mixed-use residential developments and extending the transitional period for staged development projects.
28 Jan
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