Australian Government Releases Economic and Fiscal Update

The Australian Government yesterday released the widely anticipated Economic and Fiscal Update, which showed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s finances as… Read More ›

European Commission Adopts New Tax Package

The European Commission has adopted an ambitious new Tax Package to ensure that EU tax policy supports Europe’s economic recovery and long-term growth. The package is made… Read More ›

Parliamentary Library: The Impact of COVID-19 on JobSeeker Payment Recipient Numbers by Electorate

The impact of COVID-19 on JobSeeker Payment recipient numbers by electorate, Parliamentary Library Research Paper Series, 2020-21 By Michael Klapdor (Social Policy Section) & Christopher… Read More ›

Government Announces Changes to JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments

Four months after introducing the $1,500 per fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy payment and providing the temporary Coronavirus Supplement of $550 per fortnight for those on… Read More ›

ATO Releases Taxation Statistics 2017-18

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released the latest edition of Taxation Statistics. Taxation statistics 2017–18 provides an overview of statistics from tax returns and related… Read More ›

TTPI Report: Tax Shake up Needed for a More Equitable Australia

Australia needs to move to a dual income tax system to ensure greater generational equity, experts from the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute (TTPI) at… Read More ›

Unemployment Rose to 7.4% in June; Government Unveils JobTrainer Program

Seasonally adjusted employment increased by 210,800 people between May and June, and the unemployment rate rose from 7.1 per cent to 7.4 per cent, according… Read More ›

Court Annuls EU Decision Regarding Irish Tax Rulings in Favour of Apple

The General Court of the European Union has annulled the European Commission’s 2016 decision that Ireland granted illegal state aid to Apple through selective tax… Read More ›

TTPI Working Paper: The Glencore Transfer Pricing Case

The Glencore Case: Transfer Pricing and the World of Possibilities, TTPI Working Paper 8/2020 By Jim Killaly (TTPI Honorary Visiting Fellow) Abstract: The important and… Read More ›

OECD Vacancy: Senior Adviser – Tax Challenges of Digitalisation

The OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration is looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Adviser to manage the OECD’s work on the tax… Read More ›