Australia introduces draft legislation extending fringe benefit tax exemption for electric vehicles in the Senate

The Australian government has announced additional implementation details for its tax reform package on 18 June 2026 following an extensive first phase of post-Budget consultations. The package includes a significant expansion of small business

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has recently issued guidance on the XML file requirements for the GloBE Information Return (GIR), offering clarification to assist filers in completing specific GIR data elements. When preparing the GloBE

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released updated guidance on 11 June 2026 clarifying how residency under double tax agreements can be demonstrated in structures involving fiscally transparent entities. Fiscally transparent entities and

Australia's largest accounting body, CPA Australia, has sounded a warning over the government's newly introduced Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026, cautioning that the legislation risks making the tax system more complex rather than simpler. The

In the landmark decision of Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel HCA 18, the High Court of Australia dismissed the Commissioner’s appeal by a 5–2 majority, providing critical judicial clarification on the intersection of trust law and

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in a reminder on 11 June 2026 announced that the first Pillar Two lodgments for Australian in-scope multinational enterprise groups (MNE groups) and their advisers are due on 30 June 2026. This includes the GloBE