Australia – Proposed amendments of transfer pricing rules
The Australian Assistant Treasurer has recently Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill 2013: Modernization of transfer pricing rules,in which changes to transfer pricing rules were proposed. The new law focuses mainly on
See MoreAustralian Parliament Passes Fund Manager Tax Reforms
The Australian government has loosened the tax requirements on the financial services industry in an effort to remove any barriers to the use of Australian fund managers by international investors. The Tax Laws Amendment (Investment Manager Regime)
See MoreTIEA signed between Australia and Liechtenstein enters into force
According to media reports, the tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) signed between Australia and Liechtenstein on June 21, 2011, entered into force on June 22,
See MoreAustralia: Detail tax incentives for infrastructure projects
The government of Australia proposed some incentives through its infrastructure projects to cover the tax loss and promote the private investment. The motto was to develop its infrastructure to remain a competitive economic nation for the
See MoreAustralia: New tax working group has been announced
A new tax working group has been announced in Australia to look at reforms that could increase productivity and deliver tax relief to struggling businesses. Developing a set of savings options within business tax, such as broadening the base and
See MoreAustralia: Introduced Carbon tax bill
After months of controversy the Australian government has finally introduced the carbon tax bill into parliament. The legislation will be effective from July 1, 2012. After long scientific research and economic analysis the government has decided
See MoreAustralia:Proposal to reduce tax savings
Australian government has published a discussion paper on the proposal to reduce the taxation on the interest income on savings by 50%, as proposed in the 2010-11 Budget. It is expressed that the introduction of the discount will benefit more than
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