Seminar: The Social Contract, Preferences for Redistribution, and Tax Morale

Date and time: Wednesday 17 January 2018, 12.30pm to 1.30pm Venue: Seminar Room 7, JG Crawford Building 132, Lennox Crossing Speaker: David Doyle, Associate Professor… Read More ›

Australian Government Tax and Transfer Consultations and Submissions Currently Open

Department of Social Services A Strong Future for Supported Employment, closing on Friday 9 March 2018.   House of Representatives Tax and Revenue Committee 2017… Read More ›

Report: Pensions Reforms Have Slowed in OECD Countries but Need to Continue

Further reforms are needed across OECD countries to mitigate the impact of population ageing, increasing inequality among the elderly and the changing nature of work,… Read More ›

ACOSS Calls on the Senate to Reject Mandatory Cashless Debit Cards

Cassandra Goldie, CEO of ACOSS – the peak body for the community services sector in Australia – calls on the Senate to reject mandatory cashless… Read More ›

ATO Publishes 2015-16 Corporate Tax Transparency Report

The ATO has published the corporate tax transparency report for 2015-16 which includes some tax information of more than 2,000 large companies operating in Australia.… Read More ›

PBO Releases Economic Scenario Analysis Report for 2017-18 Medium-Term Budget Projections

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has released the 2017-18 Medium-term Budget Projections: Economic Scenario Analysis report today. This report examines the sensitivity of medium-term budget… Read More ›

EU Reaches Agreement on New VAT Rules for Online Businesses

The European Council reached agreement on a series of measures to improve how VAT works for online companies in the EU. The new system will… Read More ›

Government Announces Tax Deductible Gift Recipient Reform

The Australian Government will reform the administration and oversight of organisations with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, the… Read More ›

EU Publishes First Blacklist of 17 Non-Cooperative Tax Jurisdictions

The first ever European Union (EU) list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions has been agreed yesterday by the Finance Ministers of EU Member States during their… Read More ›

Inspector General of Taxation’s Closing Address to the Future of the Tax Profession Symposium

Inspector General of Taxation (IGT) Ali Noroozi has recently delivered the closing address to the Future of the Tax Profession Symposium organized by La Trobe… Read More ›