New Report on Social Security and Homelessness in Australian Capital Territory

‘Homeward Bound – Social Security and Homelessness’ is a collaboration between The National Social Security Rights Network (NSSRN) and Canberra Community Law (CCL) to examine… Read More ›

ANAO Performance Audit Report: Tax Avoidance Taskforce

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has released its performance audit report on the Tax Avoidance Taskforce. In the 2016–17 Budget, the Australian Taxation Office… Read More ›

Australian Treasury Consultation: Clarifying the Operation of the Hybrid Mismatch Rules

Tax Integrity – Clarifying the Operation of the Hybrid Mismatch Rules Australia’s hybrid mismatch rules are designed to prevent multinational corporations from exploiting differences in… Read More ›

Australian Small Business Ombudsman Recommends Changes to Research and Development Tax Incentive Administration

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has recommended a suite of reforms to the administration of the Research and Development Tax… Read More ›

IMF Annual Review: Australia Should Delay Budget Repair If Stimulus Is Required

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its Staff Concluding Statement of the 2019 Article IV Consultation Mission to Australia. A Concluding Statement describes the… Read More ›

Australian Budget: 2019-20 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook

The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) for the 2019-20 financial year has been released. It updates the economic and fiscal outlook from the previous… Read More ›

TTPI Working Paper: Electoral Geography and Economic Outcomes

TTPI Working Paper 11/2019 Marginal benefits? Electoral geography and economic outcomes Author Chris Wokker Abstract I exploit a large natural experiment in Australia that saw… Read More ›

Australian Taxation Office Releases Corporate Tax Transparency Report for Income Year 2017-18

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published the fifth annual report on corporate tax transparency, which provides insights into the operation of Australia’s corporate tax… Read More ›

Review of the Operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office 2019-20

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced a review of the operations of the Australian Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) pursuant to section 64T… Read More ›

Latest OECD Working Papers on Tax and Fiscal Policy

OECD Working Paper on Fiscal Federalism no. 29 Twenty years of tax autonomy across levels of government: Measurement and applications Author Sean Dougherty, Michelle Harding… Read More ›