The Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has announced that, if elected, he would on “day one” instruct the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to draft legislation to repeal the carbon tax. He added that within the first month, the Cabinet would approve the legislation and that on the first day of the new Parliament, the…
The Prime Minister, on Sun 4.8.2013, announced that the Federal Election will be held on Saturday, 7 September 2013. In making the announcement, Mr Rudd said that “on the economy, with the end of the China resources boom, we can no longer afford to have all our eggs just in one basket”. He said “we must broaden…
The Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2013 (No 1) was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments on Thur 22.8.2013. It amends the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Determination 2000 to create new and amend existing Indirect Tax Concession Scheme (ITCS) packages which provide tax concessions…
The 43rd Parliament was prorogued at 5.29pm on Monday 5.8.2013 and the House of Representatives was dissolved at 5.30pm on the same day. A general election for the House of Representatives and half of the Senate will be held on 7 September 2013. All Bills that had not passed both Houses of Parliament have now lapsed. These…
Even though the election was on 7 September 2013, and it was clear that night that the Coalition had won, it seemed wise to report this in this ‘August Developments’ edition of Tax Month – particularly as it means that many of the Labor policies won’t be relevant.
M o r g a n’ s T a x M o n t h – August 2013 Developments – This is a collection of developments in Australian tax law and practice that occurred in August 2013 and which aims at being of relevance to tax lawyers.* F John Morgan A member of the Victorian…
The CPI indexation factor, which is used for FBT purposes concerning remote area benefits (under ss 60 and 60AA of the FBTAA), for the June quarter 2013 increased 0.4 from the March 2013 quarter to 102.8. Inflation for the year to 30 June 2013 was running at 2.4%. The most significant price rises for the quarter were for medical and hospital…
NZ Commerce Minister Craig Foss has announced reforms to 3 areas of regulation regarding accounting and auditing services in New Zealand. The reforms are to be included in an Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill, which will be introduced to the NZ Parliament later in 2013. The proposed reforms will: enable the New Zealand Institute of Chartered…
The NSW Office Of State Revenue (OSR) has released guidelines on legal professional privilege that is applied by the NSW Chief Commissioner of State Revenue. The guidelines set out procedures which must be followed by authorised officers when a claim of legal professional privilege is claimed by a person in the course of an investigation…
The Commissioners from Revenue Offices in each Australian state and territory have on Thur 25.7.2013, launched a joint payroll tax website (www.payrolltax.gov.au). The website builds on work undertaken over the last 6 years to harmonise payroll tax administration across the jurisdictions. The website currently features a “one-stop location” for harmonised payroll tax information, including a…