18 Doing Business in Australia (Webinar Recording)

Prices NZD and ex GST - 8 March 2018 Recording of the Doing Business in Australia 2018 webinar

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Product Description

A high level summary of Australian tax matters that New Zealand businesses trading in Australia need to understand.


Suited to:

  • Every accountant for a business who is trading in Australia
  • All business advisors whose clients are trading with Australia
  • Anyone who wants to know what's happening with tax in Australia

Topics include:

  • Changes to Australian company tax rates
    • What are the changes?
    • Implications on tax structures

  • NZ Look Through Companies - branch operations in Australia

  • Non-resident surcharges/obligations in Australia
    • Non-resident sellers of property in Australia – FRCGW – applies from 1/7/16 with changes from 1/7/17
    • Non-resident duty and land tax additional charges

  • Employee issues
    • Proposed changes to the SG rules, including penalties, education orders and criminal offences
    • Introduction of Single Touch Payroll reporting as from 1/7/18 or 1/7/19 for small employers.
    • FBT treatment of exempt use of motor vehicles, an ATO focus area.
    • Working holiday makers – new rules, but don’t apply to New Zealanders

  • GST Changes
    • Overseas transactions of <$1000 from 1/7/18
    • Supplies of intangibles into Australia
    • Purchases of new property from 1/7/18

  • Australian Taxation Office (ATO) areas of focus
    • What attracts their attention
    • Streamlined Assurance Reviews – large multinational and public companies
    • ATO guidance – what’s new eg. Law Companion Guides, Practical Compliance Guides

  • Other relevant changes/updates
    • Practical issues in obtaining an ABN where non-resident persons/entities are involved.
    • Not-for-profit/DGR reforms to start getting ready for, including the proposed reform of the overseas donations rules.
    • Review of the various activity thresholds for when a NZ business needs to register in Australia and what to register for.