- The Tax Institute's annual GST Intensive is the pre-eminent national conference for the GST specialist. Keynote speakers this year included Deputy Commissioner Indirect Tax, James O'Halloran and Deputy Chief Tax Counsel Robert Olding, CTA, both of the Australian Taxation Office covering the administrative and technical side of GST.
- This year, in light of the ongoing discussion about GST, Michael Evans, FTI, presented on GST reform. This was an enlightening session where practitioners heard about the latest developments in this space. Other sessions covered off the latest issues arising in the areas of wealth management, infrastructure projects and compensation for loss. The final session, on GST and real property, a significant and complex area for many practitioners when giving advice, given the quantum of funds involved, was a session of particular relevance given the Australian Taxation Office's recent treatment of refunds.