Monthly Archives: July 2019

July 3, 2019

Talking Tax – Issue 161

By Hall & Wilcox

The Taxpayer by a nose: the extended definition of ‘employer’ under the SGGA

In Scone Race Club Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCA 967, Justice Logan of the Federal Court of Australia, allowing the appeal, concluded that Scone Race Club Limited (Taxpayer) was not deemed to be an employer under section 12(8)(a) and (b) of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth) (Act). Consequently, the Taxpayer was not liable to make superannuation contributions to jockeys in respect of fees for riding in horse races and barrier trials.

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July 3, 2019

Lidings Expertise in Legal Support of Implementation of Waste Recycling Standards

By Lidings Law Firm

According to the Federal Law 89-FZ from 24.06.1998 «On production and consumption wastes», taking into account the changes introduced into it by 458-FZ with regard to the requirements for the implementation of waste recycling standards and environmental fee payments manufacturers and providers of a certain type of products face an issue of establishing independent organizations to ensure compliance with prescribed standards.

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Posted in Europe | News
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July 3, 2019

A Snapshot of our Recent Activity — Insurance Law

By RSS

RSS is one of the leading insurance law teams in Eastern Canada, comprised of 40 lawyers, two of which are full me research lawyers, and three paralegals, to beer fulfill our clients’ needs. Our two satellite offices in Saguenay and Saint-Jérôme provide impeccable service to clients in those regions. Our Insurance Law Pracce Group’s acvi- es — involving coverage, liability and recovery teams — reflect the vitality of people focused on exceeding clients’ expectaons while providing a smulang environment for young lawyers.

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Posted in News | North America
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July 3, 2019

Cleaver Fulton Rankin launch first CSR Report – Responsible People. Responsible Business

By Cleaver Fulton Rankin

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been part of the Belfast and wider Northern Ireland community for over 125 years. As a leading commercial law firm, we have a fundamental responsibility to contribute to the wider society that we serve and the local communities we are a part of.

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ILN Today Post
July 3, 2019

Potential Tax Implications of Investment in Shares of a ‘For Profit’ Company by a Charitable Institution

By LexCounsel Law Offices

India has a large number of ‘not for profit’ institutions in the form of public charitable trusts, societies and Section 8 companies. These institutions are not only engaged in socio-economic development activities for poor and economically backward classes but are also involved in education and health care sectors and have set up successful educational institutions and hospitals across India. Many of these charitable institutions have hugely profitable balance sheets and want to invest in share capital of other companies. The moot question that arises is whether these tax-exempt charitable institutions are entitled to participate and invest in other ‘for profit’ companies and continue to avail their tax exemptions.

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July 2, 2019

Want to Build Better Business Relationships? Try Content Marketing

By Lindsay Griffiths of International Lawyers Network

Remember the good old days when we just did a bunch of things and didn’t have specialized terms for them? Yep, these aren’t them.

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Posted in Zen & the Art of Legal Networking
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July 2, 2019

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on…Time-Rounding

By Michael S. Kun of Epstein Becker & Green

For decades, employers have rounded non-exempt employees’ work time when calculating their compensation.  Maybe they have rounded employee work time to the nearest 10 minutes, maybe to the nearest quarter hour, but they done it and, generally, the courts have approved of it.

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Posted in News | North America
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July 2, 2019

ASIC’s consults on its administration of its new product intervention powers

By Hall & Wilcox

In this article we consider ASIC’s consultation package in relation to the exercise of its new product intervention powers, including some observations about ASIC’s understanding of and proposed implementation of the new regime.

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