PBO Publishes ‘Changes in Average Personal Income Tax Rates: Distributional Impacts’ Report

The report is available on the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) website.  

2017 ACOSS National Conference Now Open for Registration

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), in partnership with the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS), will hold its 2017 national conference in Melbourne… Read More ›

Productivity Commission Releases Draft Report on Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation

The Productivity Commission has released the draft report on horizontal fiscal equalisation and it is available for comments until Friday 10 November 2017. The draft… Read More ›

ANU Seminar: Model of the Australian Tax and Transfer System

Topic: Model of the Australian Tax and Transfer System: A step towards open source tax-transfer modelling Speaker: Matthew Taylor Date and Time: Wednesday, 11 October… Read More ›

ANU Research School of Economics Sir Leslie Melville Public Lecture 2017

This year’s Research School of Economics Sir Leslie Melville Public Lecture will be presented by John Fraser, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. Topic: Australia’s… Read More ›

Treasury Invites Submissions on Reforms to Address Illegal Phoenix Activity

On 12 September 2017, the Turnbull Government announced that they are taking action to crack down on illegal phoenixing activity, the stripping and transfer of… Read More ›

OECD Releases New Comparative Data on Tax Administration

The OECD has recently published new report of Tax Administration 2017: Comparative Information on OECD and Other Advanced and Emerging Economies, which is the seventh… Read More ›

US Republicans Unveil Tax Cut Plan

US President Donald Trump and Republicans have come together on a tax cut plan which aims to enhance America’s economy competitiveness. The plan includes: Slashing… Read More ›

Government Invites Submissions for 2018-19 Budget

On 20 September 2017 the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer has called for submissions from individuals, businesses and community groups seeking their views regarding priorities for… Read More ›

OECD Releases First Peer Reviews on Improving Tax Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

As part of continuing efforts to improve the international tax framework, the OECD has released the first analysis of individual country efforts to  improve dispute… Read More ›