Tax and Fiscal Policy Take Centre Stage at the G20

The Third G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 21-22 July. Included in various clauses of… Read More ›

IMF Updates World Economic Outlook, as Risks Tilt to the Downside

The International Monetary Fund has released a July update to its April WEO forecast, amid increasingly uneven economic expansion and mounting risks to the outlook.… Read More ›

PBO Report: Trends Affecting the Sustainability of Commonwealth Taxes

The Parliamentary Budget Office has published its Report no. 02/2018, ‘Trends affecting the sustainability of Commonwealth taxes’. Summary The composition of Commonwealth tax receipts shifts… Read More ›

ANAO Report on the Implementation and Performance of the Cashless Debit Card Trial

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has released its Auditor-General Report No.1 2018–19, The Implementation and Performance of the Cashless Debit Card Trial. The objective… Read More ›

New OECD Working Paper on the Quantification of Structural Reforms

OECD Economics Department Working Papers No. 1482, The quantification of structural reforms: Taking stock of the results for OECD and Non-OECD countries The paper summarises… Read More ›

International Labour Organization Paper on Universal Basic Income

The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently published a working paper reviewing Universal Basic Income (UBI) options in light of ILO standards. The paper notes that… Read More ›

ATO Estimates $8.7 Billion Tax Gap for Individuals Not in Business

In its first estimate of tax gap for individuals, the Australian Taxation Office has published the key findings on ‘Estimating the tax gap for individuals… Read More ›

New TTPI Working Paper on Australia’s Mature Age Worker Tax Offset

TTPI Working Paper 15/2018: Do earned income tax credits for older workers prolong labor market participation and boost earned income? Evidence from Australia’s mature age… Read More ›

Board of Taxation Releases Tax Residency Rules Review Report

The Board of Taxation recently released a report on the review of Australia’s individual income tax residency rules. The board finds that the existing residency… Read More ›

OECD Releases BEPS Discussion Draft on Financial Transactions

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft on financial transactions, which deals with follow-up work in relation to Actions 8-10 (“Assure that transfer pricing outcomes… Read More ›