Structuring - Business, Finance, Sale & Purchase
General
Buying vs Leasing
Mortgages & Guarantees
Secured vs Unsecured Creditor
Registering Fixed & Floating Charge
Loan Applications & Refinancing
Consumer Credit Law
Trusts
Formation
Trust Deeds
Trustee Duties & Beneficiaries Rights
Discretionary Trust
Unit Trust (Single and Multi Class)
Hybrid
Franchises
Review/advice in relation to franchise documentation (i.e. Statement of Independent Advice)
Negotiation of franchise agreements
Review Annual Disclosure Statements from Franchisor
Stamp Duty and GST advice
Franchisees Issues, such if franchise is for an exclusive or non-exclusive territory or limited to a particular site, if the franchisor or its associates may establish other franchises or operate a business in the franchise territory that are substantially the same as the franchise, if the franchisee may operate a business that is substantially the same as the franchise outside the franchise territory, if the franchisor may change the territory, details of establishment costs and other payments, etc.
Joint Ventures
Joint Venture v Partnership
Joint Venture Agreements
Management Agreements
Breaches of Agreements
Tax
Advice & Planning
Structures, e.g. Sole Traders, Companies, Partnerships, Trusts (Discretionary, Multi and Single Class Unit, Family, Hybrid)
GST - Enterprise, Entity, Taxable Supply, Input Taxed Supplies, Input Tax Credits, Cash or Accrual Accounting, Reporting Period, Cash flow, Tax Invoice, Business Activity Statement, Transfers of Going Concerns, Input Taxation, Exemption, Subdivision, Margin Scheme.
Compliance - State (Land Tax, Stamp Duty Payroll Tax).