Media releases

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, has today highlighted the release of the Tax Office Taxation Statistics for 2007-08.

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, has today released for public comment draft legislation aimed at ensuring that access to global roaming telecommunication services by visitors to Aus

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today announced the signing of a bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) that will allow the exchange of tax information between Australi

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today announced that Australia has signed a new Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, adding another membe

The Rudd Government has today introduced a Bill for further reforms to make the GST simpler and cheaper for taxpayers to comply with.

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, and the Member for Kingsford-Smith and Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett MP, have welcomed the introduction int

The Assistant Treasurer today announced immediate action by the Rudd Government to assist in the crackdown on "phoenix" activity by expanding and reforming the use of "security deposits" and sign

The Rudd Government has moved to boost taxpayer certainty through the repeal of over 100 provisions in the income tax laws that provide the Commissioner of Taxation with an unlimited period to make

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, today announced the introduction of a major piece of tax legislation to improve the fairness and integrity of the tax system.

The Rudd Government has today introduced a Bill that brings Australia a step closer to having a single Income Tax Assessment Act.

The Assistant Treasurer today announced immediate action by the Rudd Government to assist in the crackdown on "phoenix" activity by expanding and reforming the use of "security deposits" and sign

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, and the Member for Kingsford-Smith and Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett MP, have welcomed the introduction int

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, and the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Alan Griffin, have today announced the Royal Australian Mint will next month issue a collectible 20 cent coin

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today announced Australia has made further progress in its international efforts to improve transparency in the financial system and prevent offshore t

Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Burke, today announced the appointment of Dr Cliff Samson as Associate Commissioner to the Pr

The Senate has today passed two important Bills relating to the goods and services tax (GST) that make it easier and more certain for taxpayers to comply with the law and for the Tax Office to admi

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, has welcomed the passage of legislation in Parliament today of tax changes to lessen the financial hardship experienced by those affected by the North

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today announced that Australia and Chile have signed a new income tax treaty - the first between the two countries.

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, has today announced the Rudd Government's plans to amend the tax law to confirm the practice of treating the investor in an instalment warrant over a s

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today announced the signing of a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) between Australia and San Marino that will allow the two countries to exc