Ukraine: Cabinet of Ministers approves first income tax treaty with Australia
This is the first ever income tax treaty between Ukraine and Australia. Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers approved the signing of an income tax treaty with Australia on 17 September 2025. The agreement will eliminate double taxation concerning
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Australia: ATO releases official form to revoke thin capitalisation test elections
The form enables eligible entities to revoke a previously made thin capitalisation test choice, including the group ratio or third-party debt tests. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released the official form for revoking thin capitalisation
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Australia: Treasury consults draft rules for critical minerals production tax incentive
The consultation ends on 10 October 2025. Australia’s Treasury has initiated a public consultation on draft regulations aimed at clarifying elements of the Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive (CMPTI). The Income Tax Assessment (1997
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Australia: ATO proposes updated GST rules for copyright holders, digital media products
The draft determinations refine GST rules, introducing specific attribution rules for copyright transactions via collecting societies and updating intermediary arrangements for multimedia products, replacing the expiring 2015 version. The
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Australia: ATO announces GIC, SIC rates for Q2 2025-26
From 1 October 2025, the GIC annual rate will be 10.61%, and the SIC annual rate will be 6.61%. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced the general interest charge (GIC) rates and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the second
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Australia: Treasury consults on amendments to PPRT
The deadline for submitting feedback is 3 October 2025. Australia’s Treasury has issued a draft legislation for consultation under the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2025 to implement one of the key recommendations from the government’s 2017
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Australia: Treasury consults proposed tax concessions for alcohol producers
The deadline for submitting feedback is 22 September 2025. Australia’s Treasury has released draft legislation for consultation on proposed tax relief measures for alcohol producers as part of its 2025–26 Budget commitments. Higher rebate
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Australia: NSW Government to extend build-to-rent (BTR) tax concessions indefinitely
The draft legislation would make the 50% land tax reduction for build-to-rent properties permanent and grant stamp duty and land tax concessions to eligible foreign developers. Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) Government has introduced draft
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Australia: ATO consults on top 100 GST program changes
The deadline to submit comments is 29 September 2025. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has opened a consultation on 8 September 2025 regarding updates to its Top 100 Goods and Services Tax (GST) program. These changes are aimed at high
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Australia strengthens beneficial ownership transparency, expands small business asset deductions
The key measures focus on improved beneficial ownership disclosure for listed entities and the extension of the instant asset write-off for small businesses. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill
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Australia, New Zealand agree on arbitration framework under BEPS MLI
The Memorandum of Arrangement sets out rules for arbitration requests, required information, arbitrator appointments, and the overall arbitration process. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and New Zealand signed a Memorandum of Arrangement
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Australia: ATO consults targeted taxpayer relief measures
The consultation is open from 4 September to 2 October 2025. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has initiated a public consultation on certain taxpayer relief measures, such as its approach to remission of interest and failure to lodge
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Australia: ATO issues updated monthly foreign exchange rates for the 2025–26 income year, covering August 2025
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 August 2025. The ATO has updated its foreign exchange rate guidance, which includes monthly
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Australia: ATO finalises circumstances under which certain Division 7A notional loan repayments are disregarded
The guidance clarifies when certain Division 7A loan repayments for notional loans are disregarded for private companies. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has finalised its position on the circumstances under which certain Division 7A
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Australia consults removal of ‘nuisance tariffs’
Treasury has launched a consultation from 28 August-10 December, 2025, to abolish 500 “nuisance tariffs”, with the intention of reducing costs for businesses. The Australian Treasury has initiated a public consultation on proposals to abolish
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Australia: ATO consults Pillar Two filing exemptions for nil top-up tax cases
The deadline for submitting feedback is 24 September 2025. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has initiated a public consultation on a draft legislative instrument on 28 August 2025, aimed at easing compliance for multinational enterprise
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Australia gazettes Taxation (Multinational-Global, Domestic Minimum Tax, Qualified Globe Taxes) Determination 2025 legislative instrument
The legislative instrument takes effect on 27 August 2025 and remains applicable until 1 April 2035. The Australian Official Gazette has published a legislative instrument “Taxation (Multinational-Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Qualified
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Australia: Treasurer outlines tax reforms centred on equity, growth, and sustainability
The tax reforms prioritised ensuring fairness and intergenerational equity for workers, incentivising business investment to address economic productivity challenges, and simplifying the system to fund essential services amid societal shifts like
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