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Tax Schools Seminar NTAA's 2021 - NTAA Face to Face
NTAA's 2021
Tax Schools Seminar

   NTAA Face to Face
                   Presented by
     Day 1: James Deliyannis & Rebecca Morgan
     Day 2: Andrew Gardiner & Michael Gilmour
               on behalf of the NTAA
Tax Schools Seminar NTAA's 2021 - NTAA Face to Face
NTAA's 2021 Tax Schools Day 1
                                 Face to Face
     NEW Developments Affecting                                 ATO Releases NEW Landmark                                           Other NEW Developments
         the 2021 ‘I’ Return                                 Rulings for Claiming Travel Expenses                                         for Individuals
Changes and NEW labels for the 2021 ‘I’ return               Identifying when to claim travel expenses for daily travel     Major changes affecting the super contribution rules
r NEW reporting labels for instant asset write-offs          and overnight travel                                           r NEW eligibility requirements introduced for making
r Proposed private health insurance changes create           r Making the right distinction between deductible and            super contributions from 1 July 2020
  NEW disclosures on the ‘I’ return                             non-deductible travel under the ATO’s NEW guidelines        r Government extends access to the ‘bring forward rule’
r NEW pre-filling information introduced for 2021            r NEW ATO 'rule of thumb' on when a second work                  for non-concessional contributions
Dealing with key danger labels on the 2021 ‘I’ return           location becomes a regular place of work                    Latest ATO guidelines for identifying which taxpayers
r A step-by-step guide on how to avoid the traps with        r When can travel claims be made for employees posted          may be carrying on a rental business
  reporting business losses on the ‘I’ return                   interstate for two, four, six, etc., months?                r An NTAA GUIDE on when a taxpayer is likely to be
r ATO extends its real-time messaging system to target       r ATO introduces NEW 21 to 90-day test to identify                carrying on a business of letting rental properties
  more labels on the return                                     whether an employee is living away from home                r When is a taxpayer carrying on a business of providing
r Find out how to avoid reporting traps on the ‘I’ return    Practical case studies illustrate when travel claims can          short-term accommodation (e.g., through Airbnb)?
  for deceased estate distributions to individuals           be made in common travel scenarios                             NEW developments for Australians working overseas
Major developments affecting individuals using their         r Employees regularly travelling interstate to visit clients   r RECENT Tribunal decisions highlight the residency
home for work or business                                       or offices of the same employer                               dangers for taxpayers working overseas
r NEW ruling potentially allows ‘on-call’ employees          r Employees travelling on extended work assignments            r NEW ATO guidelines highlight the tax obligations for
  working from home to claim interest, rates, etc.           r Apportioning travel claims under NEW ATO guidelines            individuals stranded in Australia and overseas
r ATO extends NEW 80 cents per hour method for home                                                                         r Are foreign individuals temporarily in Australia for
  office claims – Which claim method should clients use?           The ATO’s 2021 Audit Targets                               more than 183 days considered to be residents?
r NEW Court ruling highlights the dangers with claiming                  for Individuals
  the CGT concessions for home-based businesses                                                                                 Latest Developments Affecting
Recent Tribunal decision highlights major traps with         Latest ATO assault on work-related expense claims                         Rental Properties
claims for utility vehicles (‘utes’)                         r Major ATO crackdown on clothing, laundry and car log
                                                                book claims – What are the common traps to look out for?    r LATEST ATO guidelines for claiming holding costs
r Find out why claims on the ‘I’ return for utes can be
                                                             r Recent Tribunal decisions highlight common dangers           r What deductions can landlords claim during rent-free
   problematic and how to avoid common traps
                                                                with certain work-related expense claims                      or reduced rental periods?
r Dangers with collecting/delivering work tools, supplies,
                                                                                                                            r How to correctly claim land tax deductions for landlords
   etc., while travelling between home and work              Tax Practitioner’s Board (‘TPB’) set to attack tax agents
                                                                                                                              receiving land tax relief (including deferrals)
Government increases the Small Business Income Tax           claiming excessive deductions for clients
                                                                                                                            r The correct tax treatment of back payments of rent,
Offset (‘SBITO’) from 1 July 2020                            r Major traps for tax agents who claim deductions based
                                                                                                                              insurance for lost rent and rent relief grants
r Who is eligible to claim the increased SBITO?                 on verbal client statements and signed declarations
                                                             r NTAA step-by-step guide on what tax agents should
r Find out how to maximise claims for the increased
                                                                do in order to verify deductions claimed for clients
                                                                                                                                  The Tax-effective Guide for
   SBITO on the 2021 ‘I’ return for eligible clients
NEW Court ruling attacks employee claims for work            ATO targets interest claims for rental properties                   Employees who Lose their Job
items not required by an employer                            r Which interest claims are considered high risk?              r Maximising access to the ‘whole of income cap’ for
r Why was the employee not allowed to claim work             r NTAA CHECKLIST on whether interest deductions can              employment termination payments
   tools and equipment used at work?                           be claimed in many common scenarios                          r When can deductions be claimed for legal fees in
r Are deductions for work expenses now only available        Personal super contributions in the ATO’s firing line            recovering unpaid employee entitlements?
   where there is an employer requirement?                   r Increased ATO focus on personal contribution claims          r When can self-education expenses be claimed?
Tribunal highlights the dangers for directors who claim         before and after making a super withdrawal                  r Find out how to generate substantial savings for
legal expenses – Which directors are mostly affected?        r ATO embarks on major data matching exercise                    employees with salary packaged cars
Tax Schools Seminar NTAA's 2021 - NTAA Face to Face
NTAA's 2021 Tax Schools Day 2
                               Face to Face
              What’s NEW for                                Major Developments for PSI and                                         Key Developments for
              Business in 2021?                           Contractors in the 2021 Income Year                                      Trusts in the 2021 Year
Major changes announced to business tax returns in 2021   Recent decision confirms major ‘backflip’ with the PSI        RECENT decision highlights massive pitfalls with trust
r NEW disclosure requirements for SBE and non-SBE         rules and the IT industry                                     distributions after an ATO audit adjustment
  clients claiming immediate write-offs for assets        r Court decision highlights major traps with IT consultants   r Case confirms problems with bucket companies used
r What are the NEW reporting requirements for                passing the unrelated clients test                            as a default beneficiary after audit adjustments
  companies claiming the loss carry-back concessions?     r Can IT consultants who operate through recruitment          r Does using a bucket company as a default beneficiary
r NTAA checklist provides a snapshot of key changes          agencies satisfy the unrelated clients test?                  ensure audit adjustments are taxed to the company?
  to business returns in the 2021 income year             Update on applying the PSI rules to clients operating in      r NTAA guide to the do’s and don’ts associated with
ATO releases long awaited Ruling on taxation of           the medical industry                                             using default beneficiaries and trust income
professionals (e.g., accountants, lawyers, engineers)     r How is the unrelated clients test applied for medical       Recent decision creates a setback for trusts distributing
r When will a professional client be considered ‘high        practitioners receiving Medicare payments?                 capital gains to non-resident beneficiaries
   risk’ under the NEW compliance guidelines?             r How does the unrelated clients test apply to locum          r Court decision confirms nasty surprises for Australian
r When will a professional client satisfy the NEW            doctors being engaged by a medical clinic?                    trusts distributing capital gains to non-residents
   ‘commercial rationale’ requirement?                    Case highlights super guarantee (‘SG’) pitfalls for medical   r Case forces a rethink on Australian trusts distributing
r We'll take you through the NEW factors the ATO has      practitioners engaged through service agreements                 capital gains to non-residents
   introduced for assessing high risk taxpayers           r Court concludes that a doctor is an ‘employee’ for SG       r NTAA guide to the do’s and don’ts associated with
NEW temporary deductions for business investment in          purposes under a services agreement                           trusts distributing to non-resident beneficiaries
depreciating assets becomes law!                          r What clauses are likely to result in an employment          Important decision highlights perils of beneficiaries
r Which assets are eligible for the NEW immediate            arrangement arising for SG purposes?                       claiming deductions against trust income
  write-off deduction concessions?                                                                                      r Decision confirms pitfalls with a beneficiary lending
r Last minute amendments allow taxpayers to apply the               Who’s in the ATO’s                                     money interest-free to their discretionary trust
  concessions on an asset-by-asset basis!                  Audit ‘Firing Line’ in the 2021 Year?                        r Important checklist of issues to consider for
r Can SBE taxpayers defer an outright deduction for                                                                        beneficiaries claiming deductions against trust income
  closing pool balances of less than $150,000?            ATO announces audit taskforce for small business
Recording and paying stimulus payments (e.g.,             r Which industries are being targeted by the ATO under           Year-End Tax Planning Strategies
JobKeeper) from companies and trusts                        these NEW audit guidelines?                                          for Business in 2021
r How do companies and trusts disclose the receipt of     r ATO announces expanded focus on payments under
   stimulus payments when preparing financial accounts?     a taxable payment reporting scheme                          Tax planning opportunities with the NEW business
r How are tax-free stimulus payments recorded when        Recent decision attacks ‘mum and dad’ partnerships            investment concessions for 2021
   they are paid out to beneficiaries and shareholders?   r AAT concludes that a husband and wife partnership           r Taxpayers have unparalleled flexibility with depreciation
r NTAA guide to financial reporting and tax return          did not exist for tax purposes                                 deductions for the 2021 year
   disclosures for entities receiving stimulus payments   r What factors were detrimental to the arrangement            r When should a business taxpayer not apply the business
                                                            not being considered a partnership?                            investment concessions?
Update on Single Touch Payroll ('STP') measures for
                                                          r What’s now needed to confirm that a mum and dad             r NTAA case study shows how a business taxpayer saves
family businesses
                                                            partnership exists for tax purposes?                           $’000s by making the right choices
r Which family businesses will be required to report
   using STP from 1 July 2021?                            AAT confirms massive tax bills for taxpayers operating        Maximise SBE concessions and save clients $’000s
r What are the reporting options for family businesses    in cash-based industries                                      r Maximise access to cashless deductions for SBE
   under STP from 1 July 2021?                            r AAT confirms default assessments for taxpayers                taxpayers in the 2021 income year
r What are the 'phase 2' changes for STP reporting from       operating in the cash economy                             r NTAA checklist provides a comprehensive list of key
   1 January 2022?                                        r What does a taxpayer need to produce to challenge             year-end planning opportunities for SBE clients
                                                              a default assessment that is issued by the ATO?
2021 Tax Schools Face to Face                             2021 Tax Schools Face to Face Seminar                                          Face to Face Cost and Registration
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