IP and Technology are Important in Business Valuation

We are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Evolution, the executive chairman of World Economic Form, Klaus Schwab, claimed in a 2015 article.  Shcwab expects this era to be marked by breakthroughs in emerging technologies in fields such a robotics, artificial...

Fiduciary Duty & Superannuation Death Benefits

When a person passes away, their beneficiaries may inherit a death benefit through a superannuation fund. Often, and as is the case with the majority of super funds, this death benefit is paid to the member’s legal personal representative (LPR), whom, if the person...

Estimates and DPNs for GST to combat phoenixing activity

The recent Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 (the Bill), is set to come into effect from 1 October 2019, is a part of the Government’s suite of tough new tax integrity measures targeting illegal phoenixing activity. While the Bill...

Taxi Travel Expenses: FBT exemption

Taxis are Exempt under FBT but Uber / Ola are not!! Any benefit arising from taxi travel by an employee is exempt from fringe benefits tax (FBT) if the travel is a single trip beginning or ending at the employee’s place of work. Any benefit arising from taxi...