This is an annual obligation to comply with the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) legislation. IRD is due to exchange information internationally by 30 September 2018.
This international collaboration will make it even harder for people who are trying to evade paying tax by hiding money or investments overseas.
The conference provided learning, personal development and networking opportunities and was attended this year by 28 professionals from 17 cities in 11 countries.
Whilst the legislation came into effect last week, the conversation continues.
In the lead up to Budget 2018, the Government released its proposals to lift research and development (R&D) spending from the current 1.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) to a target of 2% of GDP. The solution put forward is to reintroduce an R&D tax credit regime with effect from 1 April 2019.
The bones of the proposed regime are similar to what we had under the previous Labour government, prior to the regime being repealed and replaced with the Growth Grant scheme administered by Callaghan Innovation. It comes at an estimated cost of $1.0 billion of operating expenditure over four years.
The announcement comes in the wake of a rigorous first-round judging process to whittle down almost 100 entries across 12 categories, with the competition promising to be hotter than ever.
We expect the government to gain favourable comment for banking some of the revenue gains with enough left over for a variety of measures, including personal income tax cuts.
“By far the biggest improvement [in Australia’s cash balance] was due to stronger-than-expected tax revenue.”
As a technology integrator with four offices in New Zealand and Australia, Armitage supplies, installs and maintains electronic and mechanical systems in the areas of Security, Fire Protection, CCTV, Building Management and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Lately, they expanded their portfolio to include a Monitoring and Surveillance division providing a 24/7 support across all the business areas.
From the time founder Paul Sansbury established the business, he built a renowned reputation and was bringing through another generation of family expertise. Sadly the succession of the business was brought forward unexpectedly when Paul passed away a year ago.
Retailers, online marketplaces and goods re-deliverers may need to register and pay GST to the Australian Taxation Office. GST is a consumption tax similar to sales tax or value-added tax.
Cryptocurrency (sometimes known as a virtual, digital, or electronic currency) is a digital asset which is traded and secured using cryptography. Bitcoin, the most widely recognized type of cryptocurrency, has an equivalent value in traditional currency, and is digitally traded peer to peer using a decentralized system referred to as Blockchain.