Australia News

Australia Clarifies Effective Life Of Depreciable Assets

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office has released a new ruling on how to calculate the effective life of depreciating assets for income tax purposes, in Taxation Ruling (TR) 2019/5, which is applicable from July 1, 2019. Read Full Story

NZ Accountants Welcome Tax Reform Decisions

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 29, 2019

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has given a guarded welcome to the New Zealand Government's response to the recommendations of the Tax Working Group. Read Full Story

Australia Explains End-Of-Year Reporting Under STP

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 29, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office has issued guidance on how employers can prepare for end-of-year reporting under the new Single Touch Payroll system. Read Full Story

Australia Issues Ruling On Hybrid Mismatch Rules

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 15, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office has opened a consultation on a draft Law Companion Ruling on the targeted integrity rule that will apply under the new hybrid mismatch regime. Read Full Story

Australia Explains Early Intervention Program

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 15, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office has explained how its Early Intervention Strategy helps it to identify tax agents at risk of non-compliance. Read Full Story

Singaporean BEPS Treaty Amendments Become Effective

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, April 5, 2019

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has announced that the BEPS multilateral instrument entered into force for several of its double tax treaties on April 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Australia Brings Forward Personal Income Tax Reform In 2019 Budget

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, April 5, 2019

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that the Government will bring forward the start date for its package of income tax cuts. Read Full Story

Australia Toughens Tax Rules For Procurement Bids

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, April 5, 2019

The Australian Government is to implement a new government procurement process that will require the tenderer's tax record to be taken into account. Read Full Story

Australia Warns On Real Estate GST Non-Compliance

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, March 14, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office said that it has noticed a number of common errors being made in activity statements since the "goods and services tax at settlement" system was introduced for the real estate industry in July 2018. Read Full Story

Australia Explains Tax Disclosure Obligation On Largest Firms

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office has issued an e-brief on how companies can assess if they are required to submit a reportable tax position schedule. Read Full Story

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