Mark Fowler 17 March 2017 The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is conducting a review on ‘GST and non-commercial rules – benchmark market values’ with a particular focus on Long Term Accommodation. The benchmark values are an important means by which charities are able to ensure their compliance with the requirements for establishing market value under
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Mark Fowler 10 March 2017 The Turnbull Government today announced the establishment of the Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce, which will develop an affordable housing bond aggregator model for consideration by the Commonwealth and the States and Territories. The Taskforce’s stated aim is to “allow a financial intermediary to attract greater private sector investment into affordable
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Chris Mills 17 February 2017 Unfair dismissal of volunteers? Does paying a volunteer an honorarium or reimbursing travel expenses mean they are a worker at law? Brief Summary In a recent case of Grinholz v Football Federation Victoria Inc [2016] FWC 7976, the Fair Work Commission (‘the Commission’) was required to consider whether a volunteer
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Contributors: Mark Fowler Matthew Turnour 3 February 2017 ACNC Statements on Public Benevolent Institutions & Health Promotion Charities In this update: ACNC Statements on Public Benevolent Institutions & Health Promotion Charities; Ancillary Funds Reminder; and Mark Fowler’s Presentation at the Second Annual Schools Law and Regulation Conference 1. ACNC Statements on Public Benevolent Institutions &
