OECD Releases Unified Approach Proposal to Address Tax Challenges from Digitalisation of the Economy

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretariat has published a proposal to advance international negotiations to ensure multinationals, including digital companies, pay tax… Read More ›

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia 2019 Symposium: Saving People & the Planet

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) will hold its annual Symposium on 12 November 2019 at the National Library of Australia, Canberra.… Read More ›

Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Releases New Tax Facts

TTPI Tax Facts provide a brief non-technical overview of specific tax and transfer policy issues. Four new Tax Facts and a Tax Glossary were released… Read More ›

OECD Working and Policy Papers on Tax and Transfer Policies

Effects of tax-benefit policies on the income distribution and work incentives in Estonia By Alari Paulus and Caroline Klein The paper studies the impact of… Read More ›

Australian Treasury Consultation: Improving the Taxation of Testamentary Trusts

Tax Integrity – Improving the taxation of testamentary trusts Closing date for submissions: 30 October 2019 In the 2018-19 Budget, the Australian Government announced that… Read More ›

2020-21 Australian Pre-Budget Submissions

The Australian Government is calling for submissions from individuals, businesses and community groups seeking their views regarding priorities for the 2020-21 Budget. The Pre-Budget Submission… Read More ›

US Releases New Tax Gap Estimates; Compliance Rates Remain Substantially Unchanged

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States released a new set of tax gap estimates on tax years 2011, 2012 and 2013. The… Read More ›

OECD Tax Administration 2019: Use of Digital Technologies Set to Increase Tax Compliance

The eighth edition of the OECD’s Tax Administration Series published last week shows how tax administrations are increasingly moving to e-administration and using a range of… Read More ›

Australian Government Announces Retirement Income Review

The Australian Government has announced an independent review of the retirement income system chaired by former Treasury senior official Michael Callaghan. In a press statement,… Read More ›

OECD: Taxes on Polluting Fuels Are Too Low to Encourage a Shift to Low-Carbon Alternatives

Taxing polluting sources of energy is an effective way to curb emissions that harm the planet and human health, and the income generated can be… Read More ›