Category: Tax Disputes

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Do You Have to Pay Tax During an ATO Dispute? Managing Payment, Cashflow and Enforcement Risk

When challenging an ATO assessment, understand your payment obligations, options to defer or stay recovery, and how to manage enforcement risk while your dispute is decided.

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How to Draft Grounds of Objection for an ATO Tax Dispute

You’ve received an assessment from the ATO. You know it’s wrong. You need to object.

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Inside the ATO’s Part IVA Decision-Making: What You Need to Know Before They Act

You’re in a tax audit. The ATO has been digging through your restructure, your trust

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Does Interest Keep Accruing During an ATO Objection? The Hard Truth About GIC and Tax Disputes

GIC continues to accrue during ATO objections even when payment is deferred. Understand how general interest charge works during tax disputes and what you can do about it.

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How to Challenge a Land Tax Assessment in Victoria: A Practical Guide

You open the envelope from the State Revenue Office and the number doesn’t make sense.

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Standard vs Lockdown Director Penalty Notices: What Every Director Needs to Know

You’re a director. The company has unpaid tax. A letter arrives from the ATO. Your

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Can You Stop the ATO Collecting Tax During a Part IVC Case?

You’ve lodged your objection. Or maybe you’re already at the AAT, preparing your case. The

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What Does the ATO Actually Challenge When It Audits R&D Expenditure?

You lodge an R&D claim. The refund lands. Your client is happy. Then, six months

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Can You Object to an ATO Private Ruling? A Strategic Guide

You’ve applied for an ATO private ruling on a significant transaction. The answer comes back,

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Division 7A Trust Distribution Disputes: What Advisers and Directors Need to Know After Bendel

How Division 7A triggers disputes on trust distributions to company beneficiaries, what changed after Bendel, and how to manage ATO review risk in existing structures.

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How Long Can an ATO Audit Take, And Is There a Time Limit?

Litigation shouldn’t feel like wandering through fog, stumbling from one procedural step to another. Yet

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When the R&D is Real but Your Records are Not: Defending a Genuine Claim with Weak Documentation

Genuine R&D activities can still be rejected if documentation is weak. Learn how to defend claims with poor records, rebuild evidence, and navigate the ATO from a litigation perspective.

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