Australia welcomes US beef tariff rollback, calls for full trade reciprocity
Australia welcomed US President Donald Trump’s removal of tariffs on beef and other food products, while urging the US to eliminate all tariffs on Australian goods. However, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasised the
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Australia: ATO issues guidance for private groups seeking to claim debt deductions
The Australian Taxation Office has released guidance on 14 November 2025, offering practical tips for private groups seeking to claim debt deductions. When preparing a tax return, private groups must make sure they check if the thin
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Australia: ATO extends 2024 transfer pricing reporting deadline
The Australian Taxation Office has extended the deadline for Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting Entities to submit their transfer pricing documentation for reporting periods ending on 31 December 2024. Under the extension, affected entities now
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Australia: ATO clarifies hybrid mismatch rules, updates guidance reflecting adoption of Pillar 2 framework
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revised its guidance on the Hybrid Mismatch rules, clarifying how the provisions operate and when they are triggered on 4 November 2025. The key updates relate to Australia’s adoption of the Pillar Two
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Australia: ATO consults draft Public CBC reporting instructions
The Australian Taxation Office announced yesterday, 5 November 2025, that consultations are open on the draft instructions for completing the Public country-by-country (CBC) report. Under the Public CBC reporting rules, certain public and
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Australia: BoT redesigns Voluntary Tax Transparency Code (VTTC)
The Board of Taxation (BoT) has completed a redesign of the Voluntary Tax Transparency Code (VTTC), which provides principles and minimum standards to guide medium and large businesses in publicly disclosing tax information. The BoT, responsible
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Australia: Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms
Australia’s Treasury has launched a consultation to further streamline and enhance the foreign investment framework reforms on 31 October 2025. These reforms will aim to ensure that Australia remains an attractive destination for global
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Australia: ATO publishes draft guidance for public CbC reporting
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published a draft guidance on how to complete the public Country-by-Country (CbC) report on 31 October 2025. The public CbC reporting rules apply for reporting periods starting on or after 1 July 2024, and
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Australia: ATO updates APA guidance
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) updated Law Administration Practice Statement PS LA 2015/4 to reflect enhancements to its advance pricing arrangement (APA) programme. The changes incorporate recommendations from the ATO’s 2023 APA Programme
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Australia: Treasury consults updates to minimum tax rules, aligns with OECD standards
Regfollower Desk The Australian Treasury has opened a consultation on the draft Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Rules 2025 on 27 October 2025. These amendments revise certain
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Australia: Federal Court pauses Oracle royalty tax case to permit treaty arbitration with Ireland
The Full Federal Court of Australia ruled in favour of Oracle, allowing its Mutual Agreement Procedure with Ireland to proceed by staying domestic tax proceedings, reaffirming taxpayers’ treaty rights to prevent double taxation over intra-group
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Australia: ATO updates private ruling guidance to address Pillar 2 matters
The update introduces provisions enabling private rulings on Pillar Two interpretative issues and a new “decline to rule” mechanism, reflected in the addition of sections 40A and 40B. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released an
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Australia: ATO releases updated guidance on transitional CbC safe harbour rules for global and domestic minimum tax
The updated guidance will help taxpayers determine whether the transitional CBC reporting safe harbour applies and how it may simplify their Pillar Two compliance obligations. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released updated Global and
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Australia, Ukraine sign income tax treaty
The treaty establishes the first bilateral agreement between Australia and Ukraine and aims to eliminate double taxation on income, capital, fringe benefits, and withholding tax while preventing tax evasion or avoidance. Australia and Ukraine
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Australia: Victoria government presents Omnibus state tax bill to parliament, seeks to refine existing frameworks for property taxes
The bill proposed various changes, including adjustments to the Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Reform Act 2024, refining the criteria for transactions eligible under the commercial and industrial property tax scheme. The Victorian
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Australia: ATO updates monthly foreign exchange rates for the 2025–26 income year
The ATO has updated its foreign exchange rate guidance, including monthly exchange rates for 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, which covers the rates for September 2025. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its foreign exchange rate
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Australia: ATO releases updated excise tax guidelines for duty-free shops
The revised guidelines align with recent legislative reforms introduced to simplify and modernise the overall excise administration process. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its excise tax guidelines for the duty-free shops. These
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Australia: ATO releases updated excise tax guidelines for tobacco sector
The revised guidelines align with recent legislative reforms introduced to simplify and modernise the overall excise administration process. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its excise tax guidelines for the tobacco industry.
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