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This page features a selection of recent cases of potential interest to our members and subscribers, as well as news updates from the Association. You can subscribe below to stay up to date with new posts.

Please note that this page is not a complete listing of all tax cases, but focuses on decisions of presidential members of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the Federal Court, and the High Court. Decisions may be removed from time to time.

Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition Ltd v Commissioner of the Australian Charities

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for maximum costs order under r 40.51 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – where substantive...

ACN 154 520 199 Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 225

Appeal from: ACN 154 520 199 Pty Ltd (In Liq) and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2019] AATA 5981 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – costs –...

Advanced Holdings Pty Limited v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2020] FCA 1663

Advanced Holdings Pty Limited as trustee for The Demian Trust v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2020] FCA 1663 COSTS – apportionment of...

Huang v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 160

Appeal from: Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Huang [2019] FCA 1728 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – where appeal allowed against freezing...

Hart v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 191

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – costs – where appeal dismissed – where appellant contended that there were special circumstances such as to...

Sole Luna Pty Ltd as Trustee for the PA Wade No 2 Settlement Trust v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2)

COSTS – where Commissioner of Taxation was successful in relation to issues on primary tax – where taxpayer was successful on the issue...

Fyna Projects Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2019] FCA 790

COSTS – apportionment – where mixed success on separate issues – where grounds abandoned prior to hearing Full decision here