On 12 September 2017, the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, announced the Government's plans to crack down on illegal phoenixing activity (ie, the stripping and transferring of assets from one company to another to avoid paying liabilities) and ensure that those involved face tougher penalties.
The Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Act 2017 (Cth), which introduces a safe harbour for directors of insolvent companies and a stay on the operation of ‘ipso facto’ clauses during and after certain formal insolvency processes, received Royal Assent on 18 September 2017.
Director safe harbour
1. El problema y la propuesta
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has released a report (Report) regarding its inquiry into the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Bill 2017 (Bill) which amends:
No passado dia 1 de julho de 2017 entrou em vigor o Decreto-lei 79/2017 de 30 de junho de 2017 (“DL 79/2017”), que altera, entre outros, o Código da Insolvência e da Recuperação de Empresas, alterando, nomeadamente, o regime jurídico do Procedimento Especial de Revitalização (“PER”) que fica agora reservado a empresas.
Destacamos ainda outras alterações relevantes introduzidas pelo DL 79/2017:
On 1 July 2017, Decree-law 79/2017, of 30 June 2017 (“DL 79/2017”), entered into force. This piece of legislation amends, most notably, the Insolvency and Recovery of Companies Code and the legal framework of the Special Revitalization Procedure (“SRP”), which is now reserved only to companies.
Other noteworthy amendments introduced by DL 79/2017 are as follows:
La Dirección General de Tributos, en dos recientes consultas vinculantes, concreta el momento en el que los propietarios de acciones de una sociedad en concurso de acreedores pueden computar las pérdidas patrimoniales experimentadas con motivo de tal situación.
La Dirección General de Tributos, en la consulta vinculante V0624-17, de 9 de marzo del 2017, analiza cuándo y cómo puede computar una pérdida patrimonial el propietario de unas acciones de una sociedad suspendida de cotización y en fase de liquidación en un procedimiento concursal.
Article 92 of the Spanish Insolvency Act (SIA) sets forth that claims held by related parties shall qualify as subordinated in the event of insolvency of the debtor.
La operación sobre los activos de una empresa que se prepara con anterioridad a la declaración de quiebra para ser ejecutada inmediatamente después de que se declare la quiebra (pre-pack) puede plantear problemas laborales.
The Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No 2) Bill 2017 was passed by the House of Representatives on 22 June 2017 and has had a second reading moved in the Senate.
The Bill: