2018 AEA Annual Meeting Webcasts Now Online

The 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association was held in Philadelphia, PA on January 5-7, 2018. Featured webcasts include an assessment of US… Read More ›

Treasury FOI Disclosures Related to Taxation and Inequality

These are documents recently released by the Treasury in response to requests made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act which related to taxation and… Read More ›

ATO Consultation on Draft Law Companion Guideline on Diverted Profits Tax

The Australian Taxation Office has published the draft Law Companion Guideline LCG 2017/D7 Diverted profits tax. The draft LCG explains how the new law will apply… Read More ›

Video: Peter Whiteford at TEDx Canberra

Peter Whiteford is a Professor at the Crawford School at the Australian National University and the director of the Social Policy Institute. In this talk… Read More ›

2018 Henderson Conference – Registration Now Open

Social Security Reform: Revisiting Henderson, Poverty and Basic Income The 2018 Henderson conference will focus on how the social security system can more effectively respond… Read More ›

Robert Breunig Appointed to PBO Panel of Expert Advisors

Incoming TTPI Director Professor Robert Breunig has been appointed to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) panel of expert advisors . The PBO had announced yesterday the… Read More ›

Treasury Consultations on Tax and Superannuation

Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle – Tax framework, closing on Friday 2 February 2018. Review of the early release of superannuation benefits, closing on Monday 12… Read More ›

Global Forum Releases Tax Transparency 2017 Report

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work on transparency and exchange of information… Read More ›

ACOSS: Good News in MYEFO Undone by More Mean-Spirited Social Security Cuts

In responding to the release of the Federal Government’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, ACOSS said the improved outlook for the Australian economy has been… Read More ›

Update to OECD Model Tax Convention Released

The latest edition of the OECD Model Tax Convention had been released on 18 December 2017, incorporating significant changes developed under the OECD/G20 project to address base… Read More ›