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Proceed to the next page to view the full list of sessions, and make your individual webinar selections.
Choose as many sessions from the program that suit your training needs. Attendance to 1 individual webinar will earn you 1 CPD hour.
The premier event for tax specialists within the superannuation industry.
In keeping with the current climate, the National Superannuation Conference for 2020 will be delivered as a 2-day online event. Now in its eighth year, the conference is recognised as the premier event for tax specialists in the superannuation industry, uniquely dealing with the tax issues impacting both the large fund and self-managed superannuation fund sectors.
This program brings together regulators and leading practitioners from the legal, accounting, audit and financial advisory services fields of the superannuation industry to discuss tax and related challenges and the opportunities that these will bring.
With a combination of plenary and breakout sessions (included for all full registrations), you can choose sessions to suit your requirements. Consume the content, then interact in live Q&A’s with the speakers and other delegates to further connect and explore the issues that matter.
Don't forget to register to our virtual networking sessions and ensure you stay in touch with your colleagues from around Australia.
Session 1: Keynote Address - GST, Tax and Economic Reform in a Post COVID-19 World
John Hewson is one of Australia's pre-eminent GST policy experts due to his long experience and thoughtful commentary over at least three decades.
In his keynote address he will provide his foresight into the challenges which COVID-19 will impose on the economy and its management into the future.
There's a query that the GST is not performing as it should, and that it is not delivering the economic and financial outcomes that it was designed for.
COVID-19 only accelerates the need for GST reform, in line with a general move (already underway) towards indirect taxes and away from traditional income concepts. In his presentation, John Hewson AM will cover:
Presenters: Dr John Hewson AM, ANU
Dr John Hewson AM, is currently a Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU, and an Adjunct Professor at Curtin, UTS, Canberra and Griffith Universities, having been Professor and Head of the School of Economics at UNSW, and Professor of Management and Dean Macquarie Graduate School of Management at Macquarie University.
He has worked for The Australian Treasury (Census and Statistics), the IMF, the Reserve Bank, the UN (UNESCAP), and the ADB, and often advises senior public servants.
In Business, he was a Founder of Macquarie Bank, Chairman ABN Amro Australia, and Chair/Director of a host of public and private companies, with current positions in insurance broking, renewable energy, and funds management and investment banking. He is Chair, Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia, Chair, BioEnergy Australia, and a Patron of the Smart Energy Council and the Ocean Nourishment Foundation.
In Politics he has served as Advisor/Chief of Staff to two Federal Treasurers and Prime Minister, as Shadow Finance Minister, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce, and Leader of the Liberal Party, and of the Federal Coalition in Opposition.
In the media, he has been a regular Columnist since the early 80s for a range of domestic and international newspapers (presently Nine Media and Fairfax Regionals) and publications, a Sky News Contributor, and comments widely on economics and politics on TV, radio, in print, and on line, here and overseas.
Dr Hewson has also been active in charities and not-for-profits, main positions currently, Chair of Osteoporosis Australia and KidsXpress, Investment Advisory Committee of the Australian Olympic Foundation, Northern Metropolitan Cemeteries Land Manager, and as Member, SteerCo Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap, National Standing Committee for Energy and the Environment, and as an Ambassador Women for Election Australia.
Please note this is a pre-recorded session and this is not a live webinar.
Session 4: GST and Financial Supplies - Topical Issues
Following the release of new public rulings and guidance by the ATO on the creditable purpose of acquisitions in relation to transaction accounts and credit card issuing businesses, this session will focus on those rulings and other topical FS matters.The session will consider:
The above topics will be explored by reference to case studies, with comments from representatives from both the ATO and industry.
Presenters:
Session 8: Build-to-rent - Navigating GST & other tax issues
"Build-to-Rent", "B2R", "BTR", "multi-family"… these different labels all refer the same thing: institutional investment in residential premises. Until very recently this is something that has not been seen at any significant scale at Australia, with the exception of retirement living and student accommodation. This session will explore the importance of the concept of "commercial residential premises" for certain B2R projects. This includes the implications for:
Presenters: Matthew Cridland, CTA, K&L Gates
Matthew Cridland, CTA, is a Partner in the Tax Team at K&L Gates and based in Sydney. Matthew focuses on indirect taxes and advises on matters relating to GST and all State Taxes. Matthew has been in practice for more than 20 years and he advises clients across a broad range of industry sectors on a national basis. In addition to assisting clients with deals advice and revenue office reviews, he also has experience advising on litigation matters. Matthew is involved with the indirect tax committees of industry groups including the Property Council of Australia and the Financial Services Council. He is a Charted Tax Adviser.
Earn extra 2 CPD hours by registering the pre-convention workshop!
Mid-morning email from the TPB pops up: “Notice of Decision to Investigate” You open the email, shaking… Afternoon email from the ATO pops up: “Notice of Audit”. You’re still shaking… What do you do when the email is notification of a client audit? What do you do when the email is an investigation into your own conduct as a practitioner?
Accountants and lawyers live in different professional worlds but often need to work together in the interests of a mutual client in a dispute with the ATO. A significant aspect of the work of the accountant is to derive information from data and present it in accordance with accepted conventions. This is almost always an objective exercise. Lawyers view the same data and information as representing a set of facts and assess it in terms of evidential probity: that is, is it relevant? Is it admissible? Will it help or harm the client? This is almost always subjective.
Worlds collide when different views are taken of the same set of facts. But how can that be?
For clients to get the best outcome in a tax dispute, these worlds need to be reconciled. How is this to be done?
With highly experienced practitioners on our panel, this workshop session will look at the key practical issues that accountants and lawyers need to traverse in dealing with each other and preparing to work together in order to successfully assist clients through the treacherous world of ATO audits. We also look at the same issues for the situation where it is you, the Accountant, not the client that is in the crosshairs of a TPB investigation. In particular we will discuss:
Facilitator:
Some limited pre-reading will be required to maximise the effectiveness of this session.
Tasmanian Premier Event for Tax Professionals is now available face to face or via online streaming!
The Tasmanian State Convention remains the state’s premier taxation event. With the current COVID conditions we’ve adapted the Convention program to accommodate the live streaming of interstate speakers. Plus your can either attend the whole event in person with your colleagues or consume online if you prefer.
The learning opportunities the Convention will provide you are arguably now more important than ever given the current challenges we are facing collectively as a country, and specifically as tax practitioners.
Again, we have gathered a program of outstanding speakers who will present on a range of topics, many focusing on the rapidly changing economic, legislative and administrative environment for tax practitioners, including
To register for the 6 pack sessions please download the brochure, complete the registration form and return to tas@taxinstitute.com.au or contact The Tax Institute team on 08 8463 9444.
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*** Please note: Pre-Convention Workshop is not available as an online streaming
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