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The window tax was a property tax based on the number of windows in a house. It was designed to impose tax relative to the prosperity of the taxpayer.

A beard tax is one of several taxes introduced throughout history on men who wear beards. In 1535, King Henry VIII of England (who wore a beard himself), introduced a tax on beards.

The general anti-avoidance rules contained in Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) (‘Part IVA’) may be applied by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to deny a taxpayer the tax benefit of a scheme 

The top 8 Illegal business tax saving strategies.

The top 7 illegal tax saving strategies used by Australian Employees.

There is nothing wrong with being a novice tax planner (it’s actually very exciting taking the challenge and starting the journey to learn something new).

In the novice stage, a person follows rules as given, without context, with no sense of responsibility beyond following the rules exactly.

The quote by Plato ‘The Beginning is the Most Important Part of the Work’ sums up the central issue some accountants have with tax planning, they just cannot get started.

Tax planning is like a forgotten bespoke craft that is only provided by a few expert craftsmen (who pass the knowledge onto their ‘apprentices’).

All important client advice should be provided to the client in writing (irrespective of whether also provided to the client verbally as well).