Australia raises small business GGT threshold, unveils startup tax concession plans
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
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Australia: ATO issues guidance on GIR XML file requirements for globe information return
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
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Australia: ATO issues guidance on how to evidence DTA residency in arrangements involving FTEs
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
See MoreCPA Australia raises alarm over new tax reform bill
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
See MoreAustralia: High Court clarifies tax treatment of unpaid trust entitlements in Bendel decision
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
See MoreAustralia: ATO reminds MNEs of Pillar Two lodgment deadline
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
See MoreAustralia: ATO updates public CbC reporting guidance
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) issued new guidance on public country-by-country (CbC) reporting on 9 June 2026. Australia's public CbC reporting rules apply to reporting periods commencing on or after 1 July 2024, with reports required to be
See MoreAustralia: ATO issues guidance on reporting income earned through digital platforms or apps
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released general guidance on reporting income earned through digital platforms or apps on 3 June 2026. Money earned through digital platforms or apps is sharing economy income and must be reported in a tax
See MoreAustralia: ATO issues updated guidance on maximum contribution base for super guarantee
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its guidance on the maximum contributions base (MCB) for superannuation guarantee contributions on 3 June 2026. Employers are not required to pay super guarantee once an employee’s earnings
See MoreAustralia proposes bill to overhaul capital gains tax
Australia’s government has introduced legislation aimed at reshaping property tax concessions and easing pressure on the housing market, marking one of the country’s most significant tax reform efforts in decades. The bill, tabled in
See MoreAustralia: ATO adopts OECD common understanding for Pillar Two GIR filing
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its guidance on the Global and Domestic Minimum Tax and Lodging, Paying and Other Obligations for Pillar Two on 26 May 2026. The updates incorporate the OECD’s common understanding released on 18
See MoreAustralia: ATO issues guidance on Pillar Two account, role creation
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published guidance on Pillar Two account and role creation on 19 May 2026. In March, the ATO published information about how MNE groups and their advisers could prepare for Pillar Two (global and domestic
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Croatia ratifies income tax treaty with Australia
Croatia has gazetted the law ratifying the income tax treaty with Australia on 15 May 2026. Signed on 24 November 2025, the agreement between the two countries is intended to eliminate double taxation on income and to prevent tax evasion and
See MoreAustralia: ATO announces first public CbC report deadlineÂ
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a notice on 15 May 2026, reminding entities with a reporting period ending on 30 June 2025 that the deadline for lodging the public CbC report is 30 June 2026. The ATO is continually updating its
See MoreAustralia: ATO highlights areas of concern in R&D tax incentive claims
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a notice to advisers and taxpayers on 14 May 2026 outlining its key areas of concern regarding research and development (R&D) tax incentive claims. The ATO has also updated its guidance on ensuring
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Australia, Canada tax treaty negotiations set to begin
Canada’s Department of Finance announced on 12 May 2026 that discussions will begin next month to modernise the income tax agreement between Canada and Australia. The current treaty, originally established in 1980, has been modified twice through
See MoreAustralia includes major corporate, CGT tax reforms 2026-27 budgetÂ
Australia’s Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, delivered the 2026-27 federal budget in parliament on 12 May 2026. The 2026-27 budget outlines a comprehensive vision for tax reform in Australia, focusing on supporting workers, incentivising business
See MoreAustralia: ATO hosts third Pillar Two information session ahead of June lodgment deadline
The Australian Taxation Office has issued a Recap of its Pillar Two April information session on 8 May 2026. In April, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) hosted its third Pillar Two information session about implementing the global and domestic
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