The RSM Tax team in Brisbane invite you to join us for our next Tax Briefing, covering key updates across all taxes, along with a dedicated Q&A session for attendees.
Topics for discussion:
Indirect Tax:
- Choosing and applying the correct GST reporting basis
- Queensland State Budget recap
- Excess GST and property transactions: implications of the ATO’s Decision Impact Statement following Geocon Land Holdings
Corporate Tax
- Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel and the potential implications for private groups, Division 7A arrangements and shareholder loan management.
- Debt Deduction Creation Rules and Division 7A, with a practical look at emerging issues, areas of ATO focus and considerations for privately owned businesses.
International Tax & Transfer Pricing
- Commissioner of Taxation v S.N.A Group and the implications for international related-party dealings, transfer pricing compliance and cross-border financing arrangements.
Research & Development Tax and Government Incentives
- Recent ATO guidance and review activity, including key areas of scrutiny and what businesses can do to strengthen their R&D tax claims.
Government Grants
- Recent grant offerings available to Australian businesses, including upcoming funding opportunities and practical guidance on eligibility and application readiness.
Q&A
- We encourage attendees to bring their questions and look forward to discussing the tax issues most relevant to you and your organisation.
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Date:
Thursday, 27 August 2026 |
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Time: 7:30am - 9:00am
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Venue: RSM Australia
Level 3, 488 Queen Street Brisbane City |
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Sam Mohammad is the National Head of Tax at RSM. He also leads RSM's National indirect tax practice and has over 16 years' experience advising on indirect taxes....
Sam specialises in providing practical and easy to understand GST, duty, payroll tax and fuel tax credit advice on complex matters, with a particular focus on clients in the property, government, mining and infrastructure sectors.
Tristan Hedley is a Director in the international tax and transfer pricing team in Sydney and Brisbane....
He is passionate about his work and has a genuine fascination with international tax matters and solving complex problems. Tristan has a strong background in Australian corporate and indirect tax joining the RSM Sydney tax services team in 2014. He also spent two years in the Farringdon Street, London office of RSM UK.
Jermaine is a Senior Manager at RSM Australia. Based in Brisbane, Jermaine has experience in providing tax consulting and compliance services....
This includes, M&A tax due diligence, tax structuring, tax consolidation, tax advice as well as income tax return and tax effect accounting services to public and large proprietary companies, private equity funds and large partnerships. Jermaine is also a Chartered Accountant (CA) and full member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ). In his spare time, Jermaine volunteers his time with Project Yumi Inc and DigIn - both Australian registered charities.
Caitlyn Kranz is a Manager in the Brisbane R&D Tax team....
Caitlyn assists businesses across a wide range of industries to access the Australian R&D Tax Incentive.
Sara Coram, based in Brisbane, is a strategic grants advisor at RSM Australia....
She helps organisations identify and secure Government funding aligned with their growth goals.
