An Australian business had expanded offshore and believed that they could greatly reduce their tax bill by setting up their base overseas. We conducted a session with their accountants and surfaced all the issues and potential do’s and don’ts. The client had an improved knowledge base from which to make their decision.

An expanding family business had been using unit trust vehicles for each new business entity they established. The accountant had two concerns. Firstly, was a unit trust the most suitable entity and secondly, was what they were currently doing compliant? DTC reviewed the structure and provided written assurance.

A firm that has been in business for 30 years was subjected to an FBT review. The issues have been time consuming to deal with. DTC’s role is to be an intermediary in dealing with the ATO.

Client was in the hospitality business and applied for a CFB and was rejected. The advisor objected against the decision and was unsuccessful. After a passage of time and an AAT decision and an ongoing monitoring a further attempt was made to secure the CFB. This was met with success.

A specialist medical practice that included a day hospital was audited by the Victorian SRO. The SRO view was that the doctors were deemed contractors and consequently liable for Payroll Taxes. Submissions made to the SRO strongly refuted this view. Ultimately the doctors were exempted under the provisions of the Payroll Tax Act.