Join us at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa at the end of July for Queensland’s premier CPD event. This spectacular event will feature an exclusive line up of Queensland tax professionals, presenting on their specialist topic. With a blend of plenary presentations and workshops targeting key areas, this convention is sure to add value to any tax practitioner and their clients.
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Technical Program
Tax Spectacular includes an impressive line up of speakers presenting on a number of popular and topical subjects. The plenary and workshop style program will ensure practical advice and application as well as increasing delegate involvement. Download a copy of the brochure for more information on the below sessions.
Thursday 31 July 2008
- Economic Forecast: Australian and International Trends
Presented by Doug McTaggart, Queensland Investment Corporation - Investing within the SIS environment
Presented by Richard Friend FTIA, Balena Tassa Pty Ltd - Succession Planning for Relationship Breakdown and Asset Protection
Presented by Clifford Hughes FTIA, Clifford Hughes and Associates - Exiting a Consolidated Group – The sting in the tail (followed by Consolidations Workshop)
Presented by Hayden Bentley FTIA, KPMG - Tips and Traps of the CGT Small Business Concessions (followed by CGT Small Business Workshop)
Presented by Stephen Holmes FTIA, WMS Chartered Accountants
Friday 1 August 2008
- Carbon Credits Schemes
Presented by Brett Clark and Brendon McGuire, Virgin Blue - Recent Developments in International Tax for Australian Businesses Expanding Overseas
Presented by Michael Chang FTIA, Ernst & Young - Taking your Business to China (followed by International Issues Workshop)
Presented by Murray Howlett FTIA, Pilot Partners - The End Game – Extracting Value (followed by The End Game: Extracting Value Workshop)
Presented by Peter McKnoulty FTIA, McCullough Robertson - Ceasing to Carry on a Business: Tax and other considerations
Presented by Saxon Rose FTIA and Nick Harwood, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Professional Development Accreditation
13.5 CPD Hours
Convention Dinner
This year’s convention dinner will put the ‘spectacular’ into Tax Spectacular when we visit the $23 million Outback Spectacular extravaganza. The first of its kind in Australia, this exciting dinner and show is filled with outback music, drama and action and is sure to entertain and delight you. The atmosphere is electric as every twist and turn of the show features a cast of larger than life characters, magnificent horses, stampeding cattle, camels and an array of rough and ready bush vehicles – even a helicopter! Make the most of the experience on offer and share the Australian spirit with your fellow delegates, this dinner will ensure you have something to talk about the following day!
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For further information on this event please contact the Queensland Office on 07 3225 5200 or via email qld@taxinstitute.com.au
The 2008 Queensland State Convention is proudly supported by:
If you are interested in supporting this event please contact Monique Belousoff on 07 3225 5200 or via email moniquebelousoff@taxinstitute.com.au
