Australia Tax News

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Signed

11 February 2016

Australian Small Business Restructuring Roll-over Bill Introduced in House of Representatives

9 February 2016

Tax Treaty between Australia and Hong Kong to be Negotiated

3 February 2016

OECD Announces that 31 Countries have Signed Multilateral Agreement for the Exchange of CbC Reports

28 January 2016

SSA between Australia and India has Entered into Force

5 January 2016

Australia issues Guideline on New CbC Reporting and Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements

22 December 2015

Australian Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 Receives Royal Assent

16 December 2015

Australian Parliament Passes Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 including CbC Reporting

8 December 2015

Australian Tax Board Issues Discussion Paper on Hybrid Mismatch Rules for Public Comment

25 November 2015

Tax Treaty between Australia and Germany Signed

17 November 2015

Australian Senate Committee Publishes Report on the Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance Bill including New Anti-Avoidance Rules and CbC Reporting

13 November 2015

OECD Holds Inaugural Meeting for the BEPS Multilateral Instrument

12 November 2015

Australia Launches Public Consultation on GST Treatment of Cross-Border Transactions

9 October 2015

OECD Publishes Final BEPS Package

6 October 2015

New MoU on Automatic Exchange of Information Signed between Australia and the Netherlands

1 October 2015

SSA between Australia and Estonia Signed

21 September 2015

Australia Publishes Draft Bill to Implement Common Reporting Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information

21 September 2015

Australia Introduces Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance Bill including New Anti-Avoidance Rules and CbC Reporting

17 September 2015

Australia Decides Not to Implement Bank Deposit Tax

3 September 2015

New SSA between Australia and Austria Signed

1 September 2015

Australian Treasurers Agree to Expand the Scope of GST to Cover All Online Sales from Foreign Suppliers

24 August 2015

Australian Senate Issues Interim Report on Tax Avoidance and Recommended Actions

20 August 2015

Australia Issues Draft Legislation for Tougher Anti-Avoidance Penalties and New TP Documentation Requirements including CbC Reports

7 August 2015

Australia Publishes Updated Tax Risk Management Guide

30 July 2015

Australia Updates APA Overview and Replaces APA Practice Statement

27 July 2015

Australia Sets 2015 Benchmark Interest Rate for Private Company Loans to Shareholders

17 July 2015

Australia Issues Draft Legislation for Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Tax

14 July 2015

Australia Developing Marketing Hub Transfer Pricing Guide

13 July 2015

Australia Passes Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Bill 2015

25 June 2015

Tax Treaty between Australia and Slovenia to be Negotiated

22 June 2015