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Stamp Duty Reform: How to Thread the Needle Between Economic and Political Objectives

While economists are renown for never agreeing, almost all do agree that stamp duty on property transfers is bad tax. Similarly, it is widely accepted… Read More ›

Shifting from Prepaid to Periodic GST on the Consumption of Residential Premises

More than 170 countries now have a goods and services tax (GST) or value-added tax (VAT), and the tax accounts for approximately one fifth of… Read More ›

High Court Holds State Consumption Taxes Constitutionally Invalid

In a recent decision in Vanderstock v Victoria, the High Court by majority found that a Victorian levy on the use of zero and low-emission… Read More ›

The 50% CGT Discount: A Cluster Analysis of Individual Taxpayers With Capital Gains

The taxation of capital gains of individual taxpayers continues to be an area of Australian tax law that is of policy interest and a candidate… Read More ›

Is the Tax Regime for Charities and Not-For-Profit Entities “Fit for Purpose”?

Australia provides tax concessions to an extremely broad range of entities beyond the notion of ‘charity’. This includes agricultural entities, professional sport bodies, public universities,… Read More ›