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Australia Tax News

Treaty between New Zealand and Australia enters into force

26 April 2010

Taxation Ruling on interaction of thin capitalization and transfer pricing rules issued

20 January 2010

Treaties between Australia and Netherlands, and between Australia and United Kingdom – ATO confirms Australian Federal Court judgments that no tax on capital gains under pre-CGT treaties

13 August 2009

Treaty between Australia and France enters into force

7 June 2009

Treaty between France and Australia ratified

10 April 2009

Agreements between Australia and Isle of Man signed

16 March 2009

Protocol to treaty between Australia and South Africa enters into force

22 February 2009

Tax changes to help businesses

23 January 2009

Treaty between Australia and Japan enters into force

24 December 2008

New Zealand

24 December 2008

Treaty between Australia and United States – ATO rules payments for hire of substantial equipment not subject to withholding tax

24 December 2008

Treaty between Australia and UK – negotiations

24 December 2008

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released for comment Draft Taxation Determination ATO TD 2008/D15, which considers the Australian (and UK) taxation consequences of paying and receiving a return under an enhanced bond investment by an Australian taxpayer from a UK bank. The Draft Determination was released on 24 October 2008 and comments are invited by 21 November 2008.

4 November 2008

Debt/equity rules clarified

4 November 2008

OECD released 2008 Model Tax Convention

7 October 2008

Business income of foreign hybrid exempt

7 October 2008

Draft legislation on State Bonds withholding tax exemption

30 August 2008

Capital gains participation exemption clarified

30 August 2008

Discussion draft on New Art. 7 of OECD Model – details

30 August 2008

OECD Council approves 2008 Model Tax Convention

11 August 2008

Determination on interaction between transfer pricing and debt/equity rules finalized

11 August 2008

Treaty between New Zealand and Australia – developments

11 August 2008

Australian Taxation Office – Delaware LP is foreign hybrid

27 July 2008

Comments on draft contents of 2008 update to Model Tax Convention published

27 July 2008

Treaty between India and Australia – Indian ruling on taxability of project monitoring services rendered by Australian company with PE in India

21 June 2008

Reform of anti-deferral regimes – Issues Papers released

21 June 2008

Draft of 2008 Model Tax Convention – Proposed changes to Commentary to Art. 12 (definition of royalties)

21 June 2008

Treaty between Australia and Ireland – ATO: Irish Common Contractual Fund not treaty resident

21 June 2008

Foreign investment rules to be amended

14 May 2008

Treaty between the Netherlands and Australia – negotiations

14 May 2008

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