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Employee Share Schemes are about to be simpler to administer as regulations announced in the Federal Budget for 2022-23 come into effect. These changes include changes to disclosure requirements and removal of a taxing point for leaving employees.
Read MoreThe ability to hold virtual company meetings including annual general meetings (AGMs) has been temporarily revived in time for the AGM season.
Read MoreGiven the ongoing lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is welcome news that companies can once again electronically execute documents under section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act).
Read MoreThe Treasury has released an exposure draft bill "Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2021: Use of technology for meetings and related amendments" (the Draft Bill) to permanently amend the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act).
Read MoreWith the end of the financial year fast approaching, many company directors (and their accountants!) are feeling the pressure of their financial reporting obligations.
Read MoreOn 1 June 2021, the Federal Government released amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct (the Code).
The amended Code will place heavier burdens on Franchisors in an effort to level the playing field for Franchisees.
Read MoreThe temporary relief which allowed companies to hold meetings virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic lapsed on 21 March 2021. While it was anticipated that Parliament would extend those measures, this has not happened.
Read MoreThe temporary COVID-19 measures that modified the Corporation Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) to allow for the electronic signing of documents and split execution under section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act) by companies have expired.
Read MoreAfter the introduction of land tax and duty surcharges for foreign persons acquiring or holding residential land in NSW, it was thought that discretionary and certain hybrid trust deeds needed to be amended by no later than 31 December 2016 to ensure that the surcharges would not be imposed on those trusts.
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