New OECD Self-Assessment Tool to Help Tax Administrations Tackle Tax Debt and Reduce Administrative Burdens

The OECD recently published two self-assessment maturity models on tax debt management and the reduction of compliance burdens, both critical areas for successful tax administration.… Read More ›

Disaster Payments for Australian Bushfire Victims Will Be Tax Exempt

The Australian Government has announced that disaster relief payments being made to individuals and businesses impacted by the devastating bushfires will be tax exempt. The… Read More ›

National Tax Clinic Program Awarded Further Funding

In the 2019-20 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), the Australian Government confirmed it would provide $4 million over four years from 2019-20 to fund… Read More ›

Open for Registration: Australasian Tax Teachers’ Association Conference 2020

The 32nd Australasian Tax Teachers’ Association Conference 2020 will be held at the Old Woolstore, Hobart from 22nd to 24th January 2020. Registration for the… Read More ›

OECD Working Papers on Carbon Pricing and Vehicle Tax

An assessment of the social costs and benefits of vehicle tax reform in Ireland Authors: Lisa Ryani, Ivan Petrovi, Andrew Kellyii, Yulu Guoi and Sarah… Read More ›

Australia Institute Report: The National Climate Disaster Fund

The Australia Institute recently released a proposal for a National Climate Disaster Fund (NCDF), to pay for the escalating costs of natural disasters driven by… Read More ›

Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Report: Road User Charging for Electric Vehicles

Since early 1990s, policy advisors including the Productivity Commission, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, the Harper Review, Infrastructure Australia, and Infrastructure Victoria have called on Australian governments… Read More ›

BEPS: Further Guidance on Country-by-Country Reporting and Peer Review Reports on the Exchange of Information on Tax Rulings

The Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) has released additional interpretative guidance to give greater certainty to tax administrations and multinational enterprise… Read More ›

New Book: The Implications of Capital Gains Tax Rate Preferences

ATTA Doctoral Series: Volume 8 The Implications of Capital Gains Tax Rate Preferences Author John Minas Publisher Oxford University Press Introduction The Implications of Capital… Read More ›

New Report on Social Security and Homelessness in Australian Capital Territory

‘Homeward Bound – Social Security and Homelessness’ is a collaboration between The National Social Security Rights Network (NSSRN) and Canberra Community Law (CCL) to examine… Read More ›