Tax
Backpacker tax down to the wire
With only one sitting week left of Parliament, the backpacker tax has come back into the spotlight. Today, the Coalition announced......
Calls for Cuts to Special Tax Breaks for Seniors
Australian seniors are receiving unfair tax breaks according to a report released today by the Grattan Institute. Seniors receive, on......
Is the resource industry paying their fair share? The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) explained
The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) is a profit-based tax which is levied on petroleum projects. It was introduced by......
The Great Multinational Tax Rort
For more than 25 years, multinational corporations have avoided trillions of dollars in tax, often using a method called ‘transfer......
Backpacker backdown sees Turnbull on the backfoot
Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer has announced that the backpacker tax will be delayed for 6 months. The proposed tax would have......
The Panama Papers – now you can investigate them yourself
The Panama Papers saga continues. Despite a cease and desist order issued last week from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca,......
Fast Rail: An Election Grab or Reality?
In the run-up to the May budget and a possible early election, Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull has put large-scale infrastructure at......
Panama tax dodge awful but lawful
The Australian Tax Office has identified over 800 Australians as being involved with the Panama Papers. The ATO is tight-lipped......
Panama Papers blow the lid off global tax cheats
It’s being called bigger than Wikileaks. Over 11 million documents, known as “The Panama Papers” were leaked to journalist organisations......
Premiers fail to warm to Turnbull’s income tax proposal
Today, state leaders failed to reach a consensus on Malcolm Turnbull’s income tax change proposal, but agreed to grant an......