LEADING TAX ADVISORY & CONTROVERSY LAWYERS - DOYLES GUIDE 2026
We are proud to announce that our dedicated team at Smailes Krawitz has once again been recognised as the only First Tier Tax Advisory & Controversy Law Firm, Western Australia in the Doyle's Guide 2026.
SMAILES KRAWITZ RECOGNISED AS LEADING HIGH NET WORTH WEALTH & SUCCESSION PLANNING LAWYERS - DOYLE’S GUIDE 2026
The Smailes Krawitz team is proud to be recognised by our peers as Leading High Net Worth Wealth & Succession Planning Lawyers – Western Australia, 2026 in this year's Doyle's Guide.
LAURETI V COMMISSIONER: NOVEL QUESTIONS ON PENALTIES AND DEFAULT ASSESSMENTS
How can the ATO say that a taxpayer intentionally disregarded the law and be liable to a penalty when the ATO fails to disclose what law was broken?
SMAILES KRAWITZ LEADING WILLS AND ESTATE LAWYERS - DOYLE’S GUIDE 2025
The Smailes Krawitz team is proud to be recognised by our peers as a Leading Wills & Estates Law Firm – Western Australia, 2025 in this year's Doyle's Guide.
EXPANDED DEFINITION OF ‘EMPLOYEE’ BUT NOT ALL IS ROSY FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
In this Blog we look at the issue of whether a worker is an employee or a contractor of a business, which has been a hotly contested topic over many years, including in recent times. Jamsek is another example of recent litigation between taxpayers and the Australian Taxation Office over who is entitled to be paid superannuation. As at the date of this newsletter, the Commissioner of Taxation is seeking leave in the High Court of Australia in a similar dispute which may yet clarify the law in this area.