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Strengthening the foreign resident capital gains tax regime Date: 23 July 2024 – 20 August 2024 The government announced a measure in the 2024–25 Budget… Read More ›

Navigating conflict and fostering co-operation in fiscal federalism Authors: Sean Dougherty and Tatiana Mota This paper examines intergovernmental fiscal disputes and co-operation mechanisms across federal… Read More ›

The Australian Government has tabled the final report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into philanthropy in Australia: Future foundations for giving. The report makes several… Read More ›

A legislative instrument has been recently issued by Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones to lift public trust and confidence in the tax profession. Tax Agent Services… Read More ›

Date: 17 July 2024 – 07 August 2024 The government has released a consultation paper reviewing the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) registration requirements for tax… Read More ›

Host: Melbourne Social Equity Institute, Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law’s Taxation Law and Policy Program and Faculty of Business and Economics Date: Thursday 8 August… Read More ›

Statutory corporate tax rates are stabilising worldwide after a lengthy period of falling rates, according to new OECD data released. The 2024 edition of OECD… Read More ›

New research from the Productivity Commission shows Australia performs well on income mobility. ‘For most Australians, the amount your parents earned when you were young… Read More ›

Host: Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law Speaker: Dr Karen Strojek (Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Melbourne) Date: Tuesday 6 August… Read More ›

Author: Annelore Verhagen While means-tested benefits such as minimum income benefits (MIB) and unemployment assistance (UA) are an essential safety net for low-income people and… Read More ›