New Toolkit to Strengthen Value Added Taxes on E-Commerce in Asia-Pacific

A new toolkit has been released to support the effective collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) revenues from e-commerce activities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), which… Read More ›

TTPI Policy Brief: A Role for Taxation in Reducing Australia’s Sugar Consumption

Authors: Matthew Parkes (LLM Candidate, University of Melbourne) A recent global trend of new taxes on sugary drinks and products now sees more than 40… Read More ›

Crawford School ACDE Seminar: Compliance Behaviour of First-Time Taxpayers

Trying to make a good first impression: a natural field experiment to engage new entrants to the tax system Date & time: Tuesday 29 March… Read More ›

TTPI Working Paper: State and Territory Tax Reform

Authors: Paul Tilley The nature of Australia’s federation, including its Constitution, means the Commonwealth controls the principal revenue-raising instruments, but large expenditure responsibilities are left… Read More ›

Treasury Consultation: Deductible Gift Recipient Category for Pastoral Care Services

Closing Date: Friday 29 April 2022 Treasury is seeking feedback and views from stakeholders on the implementation design of the new Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR)… Read More ›

New Report Shows Poverty and Inequality Fell in 2020 but Have Increased Ever Since

A new report from the ACOSS/UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows that during the first ‘Alpha’ wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Australia… Read More ›

ATO Advice and Guidance Consultations

Draft Luxury Car Tax Determination LCTD 2022/D1 Luxury car tax: how to determine the principal purpose of a vehicle Due date for comments: 25 March 2022  … Read More ›

Social Service Groups Call for Increase to Disaster Recovery Payment Rate

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), together with the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) and the New South Wales Council of Social Service… Read More ›

OECD Working Paper on Investment Tax Incentives Database

Building an investment tax incentives database: Methodology and initial findings for 36 developing countries Authors: Alessandra Celani, Luisa Dressler and Martin Wermelinger The OECD has… Read More ›

Senate Inquiry Report: Purpose, Intent and Adequacy of the Disability Support Pension

On 13 May 2021, the Australian Senate referred an inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension to the Senate Community… Read More ›