The shift towards universal policies may seem fair, but it’s creating a system that gives to the wealthy at the expense of the poor.
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The financial year still starts around this time.
Those who stand to benefit from the changes in tax code include workers who earn tips, those receiving overtime pay, purchasers of US-made autos, and seniors.
As Australia reforms laws that can inadvertently trap financial abuse victims, New Zealand must ask what protections – and risks – exist here.
Tax records of the past can inform about governance, markets and inequality today.
The Asian giant is grappling with a dramatic population decline, with a fertility rate of 1.0, well below the 2.1 replacement rate.
Rarely are sports stadiums financed entirely with private funds.
New Zealanders trade cryptocurrency worth billions every year, largely invisible to the tax system. That will change with the start of the next financial year.
A new pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles will make travel more expensive for those drivers, and could cause some to rethink buying an electric car.
If Washington decides this proposal is a digital services tax in disguise, Australia could face renewed diplomatic friction with the Trump administration.
Tax avoidance and profit-shifting are leaving African countries without the resources they need to meet their development goals.
Voters in the German city of Hamburg recently rejected the idea of a free payment for all residents.
The case for taxing wealth has historically come from the political mainstream – so why is it so unpalatable now?
Many older Australians enjoy incomes in their 60s of the average working 40 year-old. Younger people bear the brunt of this support. How did we get here?
The proposal could reignite debate about the ethics of allowing tax-exempt charities to operate large businesses in competition with taxable, for-profit companies.
SIgn up now for our online pre-budget event featuring IFS director Helen Miller and other leading tax and business experts
The EU and national governments have proposed legislation to curb the industry’s environmental impacts.
The survey examines how the lives of Australians have changed over the past 20 years.
Full-time workers’ average tax rates have also been steadily rising – with much of the tax burden falling on people in their mid-30s to 50s.
Australia’s recent track record on implementing major reform has been patchy. Here’s what’s getting in the way.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Taxation and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, casual academic, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer, Accounting Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor in Taxation, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW