by Chris Garlick | Jan 7, 2026 | Tax Law
Part I — The Moment the Question Appears “What if I didn’t do this forever?” It doesn’t arrive with drama. There’s no crisis. No boardroom blow-up. No collapse. In fact, the business is often doing just fine — sometimes better than ever. But one day, usually in a...
by Chris Garlick | Dec 25, 2025 | Tax Law
Christmas travel feels benign. Flights are booked, calendars clear, and the trip is mentally filed under family time. But in Australian tax residency disputes, Christmas travel is rarely treated as neutral. For the ATO, December and January movements often operate as...
by Chris Garlick | Dec 18, 2025 | Tax Law
Christmas Travel, Tax Residency & the ATO | Australian Residency Risks For most Australians, Christmas travel means family, rest, and a temporary escape from work. For the ATO, it can mean something very different. December and January travel is routinely examined...
by Chris Garlick | Dec 11, 2025 | Tax Law
Every week, I speak with Australians who haven’t lodged a tax return for five, ten, or even fifteen years. Some were living overseas. Others were bouncing in and out of Australia. A few were deep in cryptocurrency trading through companies or offshore platforms. Many...
by Chris Garlick | Dec 4, 2025 | Tax Law
Inheritance Tax in Australia – What Actually Gets Taxed When Someone Dies When people hear the phrase inheritance tax in Australia, many assume it doesn’t exist at all — and that an inheritance is simply “tax-free money.” That’s partly true, and partly very wrong....
by Chris Garlick | Nov 26, 2025 | Tax Law
Does the Prime Minister Get Special Tax Treatment in Australia? Every few weeks someone leans over a bar or a barbecue, lowers their voice and asks: “So… does the Prime Minister really pay tax like the rest of us?” It’s a fair question. The role comes with motorcades,...
