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The shadow treasurer also blames government spending for inflation and says the Coalition would not ‘spend willy-nilly’ if elected.
Australia’s laws don’t deal with all the ways local profits are shifted offshore. The ATO aims to close that gap.
The hardest part of leaving the cash economy can be the expectations of loyal customers.
Australia is being called a ‘loser country’ over the News Bargaining Incentive. Will we stand our ground?
At last, we have some tax reform. We should hope this is just the start.
A push in California to tax billionaires will be an important test of the political power of the rich – and the health of US democracy.
The 2018 ‘reforms’ were bad policy. The sooner they are unwound the better.
Oil companies are making massive profits and stockpiling cash, and holding off on changing their investment plans.
Here’s why billionaires can face lower tax rates than people whose income primarily comes from wages.
Amendment 3 would mean most homeowners pay less in property taxes – but that may not end up significantly lowering their costs.
State spending has remained high despite public demands for greater fiscal discipline.
Labour’s proposed capital gains tax has revived a debate long deemed politically toxic. But growing pressure on NZ’s tax system is making it harder to avoid.
Is Australia finally getting serious about tax reform, or just testing the waters?
These four federal budgets brought in major reforms. This year’s effort is not quite so ambitious.
Budget 2026 contains important changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts. While the reforms are significant, the timing is cautious.
Even under its worst-case scenario, the government says growth will slow but not stall.
Would the policy be family-friendly, or discourage women from the paid workforce?
The last cut in the fuel excise cost $5 billion. A temporary tax on gas exports could provide more targeted relief for households.
Australia’s laws are inconsistent when it comes to taxing winnings – and most artists and writers are the losers.
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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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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Lecturer in Accounting, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor of Economics (Griffith University) and Teaching Associate (University of Queensland), Griffith University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne