The former CEO of Japara Holdings, which has about 2800 aged care beds across Australia, has alleged Japara Aged Care and Retirement Property Trust, which owns the homes managed by the group, failed to pass on $7.83 million in accommodation bonds paid by residents. Arnan Rouse also alleges the trust borrowed $100 million from the group in order to pay distributions to unit holders despite telling investors payments were made from cash earnings.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home