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The Inconvenient Truth about Sustainability

World leaders are adopting tough emissions targets in an attempt to significantly reduce the impact of global warming by 2050. However, question marks remain over how the necessary reductions can be achieved.

30 May 2021 Moore Global

A sharper focus on intangibles

The taxation of intangible assets is a complex area of taxation and further complexity is added where there are international related party dealings in respect to these assets. Significant legislative and interpretative changes are being made in relation to the taxation of intangibles which impact taxpayers.

28 May 2021 Anthony Hayley

Property and Taxes - Commercial property considerations (Part 1)

Beyond its immediate impact, the COVID-19 pandemic also shook up the commercial real estate market. The long-term ramifications of this will be felt for a while. For example, with many employers incorporating flexible work from home policies, there has been a substantial shift in how businesses factor in the importance of and need for spacious offices. In addition to the impact the pandemic has had on the commercial office sector, a substantial impact can also be seen on the retail sector with the increasing number of vacancies in retail spaces over the last 12 months. With all these long-term issues engulfing the property market, owners of commercial properties will be considering offering generous lease incentives to attract prospective tenants.

27 May 2021 Tasmeah Tarannum; Thomas Cusmano

Superannuation Guarantee: Employer considerations

The superannuation guarantee rate will increase from 9.5% to 10% from 1 July 2021. We look at how this impacts businesses and give practical tips for employers to consider in the lead up to the change.

27 May 2021 Varun Kumar

2021-2022 Victorian State Budget

On 20 May 2021, the Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas handed down the 2021-22 Victorian State Budget. A number of tax-related measures were announced in a Budget that is designed to assist Victoria in bouncing back from the pandemic, with a focus on creating jobs and caring for Victorians, particularly mental health initiatives.

24 May 2021 Tim Cheong

Helping Victorian Schools Meet Their Reporting Requirements

Victorian schools, are you ready for the VRQA Financial Management Guidelines?

19 May 2021 Colin Prasad

Moore Global appoints David Tomasi, Moore Australia (WA) as new global leader

Moore Global, one of the world’s leading accountancy and advisory networks, has today announced five of its sector leaders have been appointed Global Leaders. As part of this group, David Tomasi, Managing Partner for Moore Australia (WA), has been appointed Global Leader, Energy, Mining, and Renewables.

18 May 2021 Moore Australia media team

Moore Australia welcomes Right-of-Use lease asset inclusion in calculation of Net Tangible Assets

Moore Australia welcomes the changes implemented by ASIC on 30 April, to counter the confusion caused by AASB 16. The introduction of AASB 16 resulted in the recognition of right-of-use assets (ROU) and lease liabilities. The issue, which arose for Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees, was whether ROU assets would be included in the calculation of their net tangible assets (NTA).

4 May 2021 Moore Australia media team