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Australia Consultation Paper on Diverted Profits Tax

06 May 2016

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Proposed Changes

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Australia

On 3 May 2016, the Australian Treasury published a consultation paper on the implementation of the Diverted Profits Tax (DPT) announced in the 2016-17 Budget ({News-2016-05-04/P/2- previous coverage}). Key aspects of the diverted profits tax from the consultation paper include that it will: Impose a penalty tax rate of 40% on profits transferred offshore through related party transactions with insufficient economic substance that reduce the tax paid on the profits generated in Australia by more than 20%; Apply where it is reasonable to conclude based on the information available at the time to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) that the...