Australia: Productivity Commission consults corporate tax reform, reduce regulatory impact on businesses

23 May, 2025

The Australian Productivity Commission is seeking policies to enhance economic resilience and productivity. Feedback is open until 6 June 2025. The Australian Productivity Commission has opened a consultation for a corporate tax reform to build a

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Australia: ATO updates guidance on Pillar Two minimum tax rules

20 May, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published new guidance on the Pillar Two minimum tax rules on 16 May 2025. It now includes: Guidance about how the ATO will administer potential amendments to Australian law to address

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Australia: Victoria proposes extension of off-the-plan stamp duty concession

15 May, 2025

Australia’s Victorian government announced on 14 May 2025 that it will extend its stamp duty concession for eligible “off-the-plan” homes for another 12 months. The Victorian Budget 2025-26 will invest AUD 61 million to slash stamp duty for

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Australia: Northern Territory presents tax measures for 2025 budget

15 May, 2025

Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) newly elected Country Liberal Party has presented its 2025-26 budget for the province on 13 May 2025. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Treasurer Bill Yan have emphasised key priorities in the budget,

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ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand’s revised free trade agreement goes into effect

14 May, 2025

An upgraded ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) agreement came into effect on 21 April 2024. It covers a market of over 703 million people with a combined GDP of more than USD 5.6 trillion. The agreement is expected to enhance

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Australia: ATO highlights unusual deductions and 2025 compliance priorities

12 May, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has unveiled “wild” tax deduction attempts and its 2025 priorities on 7 May 2025. The key focus areas include common errors in work-related expenses, working from home deductions, and multiple income

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Australia: ATO urges large taxpayers to submit annual GST supplementary return

09 May, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a reminder about lodging a new supplementary annual GST return for large taxpayers on 8 May 2025. The return is required for those in the Top 100 and Top 1,000 Justified Trust Programs for GST

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Australia: ATO publishes guidance on eligibility of instant asset write-off 

08 May, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released guidance, on 5 May 2025, about business eligibility for the AUD 20,000 instant asset write-off for 2024-2025. Businesses with a turnover under AUD 10 million using simplified depreciation rules may

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New Zealand, Australia continue tax treaty negotiations

02 May, 2025

New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced that Australia and New Zealand will begin a second round of talks in May 2025 to negotiate a new income tax agreement. The first round of discussions took place in May 2024. This

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Australia: ATO halts tax deductions for general and shortfall interest charges

15 April, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a notice denying deductions for general interest charges (GIC) and shortfall interest charges (SIC) from 1 July 2025 for late or outstanding tax payments, covering income years before and after this

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Australia: ATO updates guidance on 2024–25 monthly foreign exchange rates

11 April, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its guidance on Monthly exchange rates for 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, including rates for January, February, and March 2025 on 2 April 2025. According to the main Foreign exchange rates guidance,

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Australia: ATO sets deadline for 2023-2024 financial year R&D tax incentive

09 April, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) reminded companies on 3 April 2025 to register their R&D tax incentive activities with the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) by 30 April 2025 to claim the R&D tax offset for the

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Australia: ATO announces amendments  to its top 500 program

08 April, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced updates to its Top 500 Private Groups Tax Performance Program, effective 1 April 2025. About the Top 500 private groups tax performance program The Top 500 private groups tax performance

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Australia: ATO issues guidance on debt deduction rules

04 April, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published guidance on Understanding the debt deduction creation rules (DDCR) to help determine if the DDCR applies to an entity and its related party financing arrangements. The guidance includes the

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Australia: ATO updates shortfall interest charges on overclaimed tax offsets

02 April, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released a notice on 27 March 2025 outlining updates to shortfall interest charges related to overclaimed tax offsets. The government announced extending shortfall interest charges to repayments of overclaimed

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Australia: New law amends luxury car tax, denies interest deductions on tax debts 

02 April, 2025

Australia’s parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Act 2024 on 26 March  2025, which received Royal Assent on 27 March 2025. This follows after Australia’s Senate Economics Legislation Committee has

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Australia: Hydrogen, critical minerals tax incentives enter into force in April 2025

27 March, 2025

The hydrogen production tax incentive (HPTI) and critical minerals production tax incentive (CMPTI), introduced under the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Act 2025, which was passed on 11 February 2025, will take

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Australia unveils 2025-26 budget, proposes amendments to tax laws for managed investment trusts

27 March, 2025

Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the 2025-26 Budget on 25 March 2025. The tax measures are limited and include plans to amend tax laws for managed investment trusts, allowing legitimate investors to access concessional withholding tax

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