NTLG minutes, March 2009

Agenda items

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Sections within Agenda items

• 1. Introductions, apologies, confirmation of minutes of 26 November 2008 meeting
• 2. Register of private binding rulings
• 3. Tax bonus payment
• 4. Compliance program consultation
• 5. Decision Impact Statement for the Roche case
• 6. Use of Decision Impact Statements
• 7. Taxpayer Alerts
• 8. Division 7A issues
• 9. Professional practice structures
• 10. Unpaid present entitlements
• 11. Disputes concerning credits on pay as you go amounts
• 12. Employee share and option arrangements
• 13. Tax treatment of companies offering bonus share plans to conserve cash
• 14. Use of the Tax Issues Entry System program
• 15. Role of accountants in certifying identity documents
• 16. Trust practice statement
• 17. CGT consequences of earnout arrangements (TR 2007/D10)
• 18. Brokerage costs - sale of shares assessed under Division 13A
• 19. TaxPack 2009
• 20. NTLG Sub-forum governance report - Consolidations Sub-group
• 21. General Anti-Avoidance Rules Panel Report
• 22. Public Ruling Steering Committee
• 23. Amendment period for individuals or simplified tax system taxpayers
• 24. Matters referred to sub-forums, NTLG work program and management of issues
• 25. Other business