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- Bulletin #3
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Part IVA is one of the most obtrusive provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 yet it is also ambiguous and difficult to construe. This is illustrated by a further decision in the Futuris Corporation litigation: Futuris Corporation Ltd v. F.C.T. [2009] A.T.C. 9784.
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The recent decision in Bamfords Case [2009] A.T.C. 9647 make it of critical importance to see whether trust deeds comply with the reasoning of the Federal Court. Practitioners are advised to obtain urgent advice from a highly experienced Q.C., tax specialist to decide what immediate amendments to trust deeds are required.
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New Zealand's High Court has ruled against N.A.B's. New Zealand subsidiary requiring it to now pay a reported $500 million in tax. The tax relates to assessments between 1998 and 2005. The assessments were part of a review by the Taxation Office into particular structured finance transactions by New Zealand banks. The outcome is disasterous for the bank.
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Experienced tax advice is essential to proper financial control and even to survival. Failure to obtain successful advice is often catastrophic. Recently a N.A.B. subsidiary was ordered in tax proceedings to pay a reported $500 million when its claims were dismissed by a court.
We are able to provide advice from Ian Spry Q.C., Australia’s most eminent and experienced tax/equity Q.C. He has appeared in the High Court and the Federal Court and has advised numerous Australian and international companies. His personal involvement in your matters is an outstanding resource of the services we will provide.
We also provide the services in concert with Ian Spry Q.C. the services of Stephen Smith, a barrister specialising in tax law.
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