Draft GST Ruling GSTR 2014/D5 The Commissioner has issued a draft ruling to explain the GST treatment of particular transactions arising in the context of development lease arrangements entered into between government agencies and private developers. These arrangements typically have following features : the private developer (developer) undertaking a development on land owned by a government agency in accordance with the terms of a written agreement between the developer and the government ...
Australia’s Economic Outlook - TD Securities
FXStreet (Guatemala) - Jacqui Douglas, Senior Global Strategist, Rates and FX Research at TD Securities reminded that RBA Governor Glenn Stevens, made a keynote speech on ’The Economic Outlook’ in HK. “He voiced an upbeat view on the global and domestic economies, comparing favourably with the dire global and financial market conditions prevailing two years ago when he last addressed the audience”. “Overall, the speech read like a set of RBA Board meeting minutes, with a discussion of ...
The ATO has released a decision impact statement on the Full Federal Court decision in ATS Pacific Pty Ltd v FC of T 2014 ATC ¶20-449.In that case, the Full Federal Court held that the supplies made by an Australian tour operator to non-resident travel agents (NR travel agents) were not GST-free. In so doing, the court dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal and allowed the Commissioner’s cross-appeal from the first instance decision of Bennett J reported at 2013 ATC ¶20-383.ATO view of decisionAlthough ...