OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Releases Further Technical Guidance

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (Inclusive Framework) has released further technical guidance to assist governments with implementation of the global minimum tax under Pillar… Read More ›

Most People Support Lifting Incomes for Those With the Least: ACOSS and UNSW Survey

Three-quarters of people in Australia support an income boost for people with the least while less than a quarter think it’s possible to live on… Read More ›

OECD Reports on Tax and Crime

Dividend Tax Fraud: Raising Awareness of Dividend Stripping Schemes Dividend stripping is a type of fraud that is committed through a complex mechanism of trading,… Read More ›

Rob Heferen Named New ATO Commissioner

The Australian Government has appointed Rob Heferen as the next Commissioner of Taxation, Registrar of the Australian Business Register, the Australian Business Registry Services, and… Read More ›

2023‑24 Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook Released

The Australian Government has released the 2023‑24 Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). The mid-year update forecasts a much smaller deficit of $1.1 billion in… Read More ›

Treasury Consultations: Response to PwC Tax Scandal

Response to PwC – Enhancing the Tax Practitioners Board’s sanctions regime Date: 10 December 2023 – 21 January 2024 The government has released a consultation… Read More ›

Global Energy Crisis and Government Responses Drive Significant Fall in Tax Levels in OECD Countries

High energy prices triggered by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine prompted governments to reduce excise taxes during 2022, leading to lower tax levels in… Read More ›

Treasury Consultation: Taxation Administration (Meaning of End Benefit) Instrument 2023

Date: 08 December 2023 – 22 December 2023 The Treasury is consulting on the Taxation Administration (Meaning of End Benefit) Instrument 2023 (2023 instrument) which remakes the… Read More ›

Commonwealth Agrees to Extend States and Territories’ GST Revenue Guarantee

As part of the broader health and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) deal brokered between the Commonwealth and the States and Territories, the Commonwealth Government… Read More ›

2024 Kuznets Prize Awarded to TTPI’s Yinjunjie Zhang & Robert Breunig

Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Director Robert Breunig and Research Fellow Yinjunjie Jacquelyn Zhang has been awarded the 2024 Kuznets Prize for their open access… Read More ›