Government Introduces New Code Obligations for Tax Agents

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 ›

Treasury Consultation: Tax Practitioners Board Registration Review

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 ›

Public Lecture: Tax, Justice and the Good Society

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 ›

New OECD Data Highlight Stabilisation in Statutory Corporate Tax Rates

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 ›

Productivity Commission Releases Economic Mobility Report

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 ›

Seminar: What Ever Happened to Australia’s Inheritance Taxes?

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 ›

OECD Working Paper: Using AI to Manage Minimum Income Benefits and Unemployment Assistance

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 ›

TTPI Working Paper: Measuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Human Capital

Towards an estimate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander human capital and how it is changing over time Author: Nicholas Biddle Public policy in Australia… Read More ›

European Commission Releases Annual Report on Taxation 2024

The European Commission has released its latest annual report on taxation, which surveys the state of play of taxation and tax systems in the member… Read More ›

Government Releases Response to Employment Services Inquiry

The Australian Government has released its response to the findings of the House Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services. In the response, the Government… Read More ›