Australia Tax News

Australian Parliament Passes Tax Measures Supporting Small Businesses

22 June 2015

New Tax Treaty between Australia and Germany to be Negotiated

18 June 2015

OECD Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Information Signed by Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia and New Zealand

5 June 2015

OECD Announces that Work on the BEPS Multilateral Instrument is Underway

2 June 2015

Australia's 2015 Budget Delivered

13 May 2015

Australia Publishes Draft Tax Consolidation Measures for Public Comment

29 April 2015

Australia Intends to Negotiate Tax Treaty with Israel

24 April 2015

Australia to Work with the UK on a Diverted Profits Tax

21 April 2015

New Zealand Announces Tax Treaty and Protocol Negotiation Plans

9 April 2015

Australia Releases Report Including Proposed Amendments to the Rules for Aggregating Related Financing Schemes for Tax Purposes

7 April 2015

Australia Issues Tax Discussion Paper for Reform

31 March 2015

Australian Mining Exploration Development Incentive Approved

30 March 2015

Australia and Switzerland Sign Joint Declaration on Automatic Exchange of Information

4 March 2015

Australian Tax Office Issues Practice Statement on Dispute Settlements

20 January 2015

Australia Publishes Eligibility Guidance for Simplified Transfer Pricing Documentation Options

5 January 2015

Australia Considers Lowering Foreign E-Commerce GST Exemption Threshold

2 January 2015

Protocol to the Tax Treaty between Australia and Belgium has Entered into Force

29 December 2014

TIEA between Australia and Uruguay has Entered into Force

9 December 2014

Australian Mining Exploration Development Incentive Introduced

8 December 2014

SSA between Australia and India Signed

20 November 2014

Australia Issues Ruling Aligning Transfer Pricing Rules to Arm's Length Principle

18 November 2014

Changes in Australian Foreign Dividend Exemption Rules Enacted

7 November 2014

Australia Issues Discussion Paper on 10% Non-Final Withholding Tax on Disposals of Australian Property by Non-Residents

3 November 2014

New Tax Treaty between Australia and Switzerland has Entered into Force

24 October 2014

Tax Treaty between Australia and the U.A.E. Under Negotiation

20 October 2014

Australia Ratifies New Tax Treaty with Switzerland

29 September 2014

SSA between Australia and India under Negotiation

12 September 2014

Australian Court Rules that Payments Made by an Australian Software Distributor to a Canadian Licensor are Subject to Royalty Withholding Tax

12 September 2014

Australian Legislation Repealing Mineral Resource Rent Tax Includes Repeal of Loss Carry Back Provisions and Other Measures

10 September 2014

SSA between Estonia and Australia to be Signed

4 September 2014